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Michael Denton Explores the Miracle of Air and Sun

“Whatever the cause and whatever the ultimate explanation, nature appears to be fine-tuned to an astonishing degree for beings of our biology.” Read More ›
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Photo: Chloroquine phosphate, now approved by the FDA for use against COVID-19, by Joegoauk Goa, via Flickr.

Approved by FDA Against COVID-19, Chloroquine Is Also Prominent in the Case for Intelligent Design

Something I had not heard before is a really clear explanation of how chloroquine works, on the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum and, perhaps, on the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Read More ›
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Image credit: Caulobacter crescentus, by University of Basel, Swiss Nanoscience Institute/Biozentrum, via EurekAlert!

More Hints of Order in the Genome

Genomics has come a long way since the central dogma and junk DNA. If you expect to find reasons for things, you often do find them. Read More ›
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Episode 4 of Secrets of the Cell — Broken Wolves and other Evolutionary Conundrums

Atheist biologist Richard Dawkins and others have pointed to man’s best friend as confirmation that evolution creatively builds new species. Read More ›
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The Ultimate Recycler

Right now, within your bodies this little engine is cranking away. Without this machine, oxygen-dependent life could not exist. Read More ›
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Q&A with Michael Behe: New Examples of Irreducible Complexity

“What have you done for me lately?” So jokes biochemist Michael Behe, paraphrasing a question he often gets. Read More ›
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If Only Michael Behe Taught a Course on Intelligent Design…

Wait a minute, he does! It’s “Michael Behe Investigates Evolution and Intelligent Design” from Discovery Institute’s DiscoveryU. Read More ›
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Venus Flytrap Takes a Bite Out of Darwinism

The Venus flytrap, like all carnivorous plants, had no use for its insect-trapping function unless it also had an insect-digesting function. And vice versa. Read More ›
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Molecular Motor Threads a Spiral Staircase

Get acquainted with another irreducibly complex molecular motor. This one is a master at unfolding proteins. Its method is ingenious. Read More ›
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The historic Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., by Carol M. Highsmith [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Marcos Eberlin on Evolution’s Water-Gate Problem

There’s no conspiracy here, just life’s astonishing solution for admitting water into cells through “gates” while keeping lethal acidifying proteins out. Read More ›

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