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mud
Photo credit: Daniel Sturgess via Unsplash.

Design Gets Down and Dirty — Complex Specified Information in Electric Mud

Bacteria that conduct electricity with cables may be involved in everything from cleansing the oceans and enriching the soil to guarding our own teeth. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company (active 1855-1922) / Public domain.

Biology’s “Best-Kept Secret” — Alfred Wallace’s Classic Is Out Now in a New Edition

On the subject of evolution, the scientific “consensus” depends on maintaining the our forgetfulness of Charles Darwin’s great partner, rival, and challenger. Read More ›
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slingshot spider
Photo: A slingshot spider, by Lawrence E. Reeves, via George Institute of Technology/EurekAlert!

Research Reveals Biological Design in the Sensing and Manipulation of Force

The laws of physics constrain what can happen, but not how it happens. Biological designs show expertise in the use of forces for function. Read More ›
Paul Nelson
Paul Nelson
Photo: Paul Nelson, by Nathan Jacobson.

I Beg Your Pardon? More on “Mainstream Science”

Does philosopher of biology Paul Nelson reject “mainstream science”? Of course he does not. Read More ›
cichlid fish
cichlid fish
Photo: Cichlid fish, by Russell D. Fernald and Sabrina S. Burmeister / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5).

Cells Reach Out and Touch, Providing Evidence of Foresight and Design

Cells are equipped with sensors that recognize touch and respond accordingly. They can even reach out to other cells with nanoscopic tunnels and share parts. Read More ›
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An illustration from "The Country of the Blind," by Claude Allin Shepperson / Public domain.

Doctor’s Diary: Evolution in the Country of the Blind

Fans of H. G. Wells are probably familiar with his 1904 short story, “The Country of the Blind.” Read More ›
Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore
Photo: Mount Rushmore, by National Park Service.

Here Is How to Teach Intelligent Design to Young People

The first principle is helping participants discover the evidence for design themselves. Read More ›
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remote control
Photo credit: Piotr Cichosz, via Unsplash.

Allostery: How Cells Do Remote Control

Cells have perfected action at a distance: not by magic, but by control of distant sites through carefully arranged functional intermediates. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Jamie Fenn, via Unsplash.

The Stairway to Life Is Really a Cliff

Many of the “stairway steps” that have to be mounted for chemistry to become biology must, very inconveniently, happen all at once. Read More ›

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