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Anomalous Aspects of Common Water

The subject of Michael Denton’s new book — water — is ubiquitous, as indeed for living creatures it must be. Read More ›
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On Origin of Life, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Delivers Chastisement to Jeremy England

“[U]nder certain conditions, matter inexorably acquires the key physical attribute associated with life.” Oh, really, does it? Read More ›
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Thermodynamics of the Origin of Life

Popular articles on origin-of-life research often portray the field as constantly advancing and quickly converging on a purely materialistic explanation for the first cell. Read More ›
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Organosilicon-based life as envisioned by artist, Lei Chen and Yan Liang
Image credit: Organosilicon-based life as envisioned by artist, Lei Chen and Yan Liang (BeautyOfScience.com) via Caltech.

Silicon-Based Life: If Scientists Repurpose an Enzyme, Is It Intelligent Design?

No living cell we know of produces carbon-silicon bonds, but scientists "evolved" a way to make cells produce them. Read More ›

Leap Before You Look: Reflections on the Mission and “Evolution” of Discovery Institute

I helped form Discovery Institute 25 years ago and over that period, if I may use the term, it has evolved. Read More ›

On Prebiotic Chemistry, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Urges an Admission of Ignorance

Taking aim at biologists who assume the matter of life from nonlife is well in hand, Tour sets out this way. Read More ›

From Atheist Jeffrey Shallit, a Telling Response on the Origin of Life

Shallit is a computer scientist at the University of Waterloo whom we've dealt with here on occasion before. Read More ›

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