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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 ›

Humpty Dumpty and the Origin of Life — Paul Nelson at Texas A&M University, Thursday, March 30

Dr. Nelson will ask why a bacterial cell subjected to sterilizing sonication -- or death by sound -- will never come back to life. Ever. Read More ›
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Asking the Right Questions: My Visit to Brown University and MIT

On a trip to Northeast campuses, I had the privilege of speaking to students about the evidence for design in nature. Read More ›
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Life in the Fast Lane — Microfossils, 3.77 Billion Years Old, Pose Challenge to Materialist Presuppositions

That would mean there was life very, very early in Earth's history -- as Cyril Ponnamperuma said, it's like "instant life." Read More ›
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Review: In Mars Miniseries, Life Is Discovered on the Red Planet…in 2037!

Last month, the National Geographic Channel completed its heavily promoted six-part miniseries. Read More ›
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Intelligence Is Not Magic. It’s a Cause We Know.

A lesson on how to make miracles look like simple everyday occurrences. Read More ›
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Here We Go Again: For Complex Life, Just Add Fertilizer

An obsession with the availability of elements and building blocks on the early earth dodges the real issue in explaining life. 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 ›

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