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Peer-Reviewed Paper Answers Claims of “Bad Design” of the Human Foot/Ankle

Many who have studied the foot recognized its “excellent design." Leonardo da Vinci called the human foot “a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art.” Read More ›
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Photo: Lithomantis, courtesy of Lutz Koch.

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origin of Winged Insects

According to Darwinism, the evolution of such a system would have required a plethora of intermediate stages that brought this locomotory apparatus into being. Read More ›
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Photo: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Biochemical Icon of Intelligent Design, ATP Synthase Does More than Spin

As super-resolution imaging improves, the world’s smallest rotary motor continues to amaze. Read More ›
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Engineering Language Enters Biology — The Case of the Endosome

An automated engineering system presupposes a designer with foresight and a mind that understands how to make things work. Read More ›
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Evolution’s Tall Tale — The Giraffe Neck

The engineering marvel that is the giraffe, long neck and all, was intelligently designed. Read More ›
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How the Earth Operates Supply Chains for Life

It’s no help having essential elements in the Earth’s crust if they can’t get to the organisms that need them. Read More ›
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An Engineering Marvel: Uncovering the Mechanism of Respiratory Complex I

Complex I is involved in the electron transport chain, which is part of the biochemical process by which we create ATP, the energy molecule of life. Read More ›
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Where Biology and Engineering Intersect: CELS 2023 Applications Are Open Now!

This is not a conference for listening to ID thought leaders (though many will be there), but an opportunity to jump in and become part of the conversation. Read More ›
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On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes the Irrelevance of Lee Cronin’s Research

Tour details Cronin’s consistent exaggeration of the progress he and other researchers have made in unraveling the mystery of life’s origin. Read More ›
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New Open-Access Book from South Africa Explores Intelligent Design and Science-Faith Issues

We’ll feature excerpts here in the future, but for now I’d like to highlight some special features of chapters in the book. Read More ›

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