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Reaching the “Limits” of Material Explanations — Can It Be Done?

"Science is a game with one defining rule," writes UCLA biochemist Richard E. Dickerson. Read More ›
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Vacuous Evasion: When Keith Fox Met Doug Axe (in a Radio Debate)

Earlier today, Dr. Axe made a telling point against Dr. Fox of Southampton University. Read More ›
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How Biochemist Keith Fox Thinks About Enzyme Origins…And Why He Should Think Again

Maybe he believes his goal of persuading non-scientists doesn’t call for the facts to be handled with the care his scientific colleagues expect. Read More ›
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New Study on the Evolution of Photosynthesis — A “Very Advanced Capability”

It is not as though photosynthesis is a tangential capability or a minor event in the “evolutionary history” of life. Read More ›
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Photo: Klondike prospectors, Chilkoot Pass, 1898, by Cantwell, George G. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Epigenomics “Gold Rush” Is Underway

Intelligent design can take ownership of the next level in the hierarchy of biological organization. Read More ›
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Headshot of young businessman wearing spectacles looking at clock on wooden wall in office
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Eye Evolution: The Waiting Is the Hardest Part

Without calling it a series, I've written several articles recently that followed a logical path. Read More ›
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Aerial view of New York downtown building roofs. Bird's eye view from helicopter of cityscape metropolis infrastructure, traffic cars, yellow cabs moving on city streets and crossing district avenues
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The Cell as a City: Examining an Apt Metaphor

On most days, city services are invisible to residents. We take them for granted through a lack of thoughtfulness -- and gratitude. Read More ›
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Microscopic view of cell membrane structure, illustrating semi-permeable lipid bilayer with embedded proteins, regulating molecular transport and maintaining cellular integrity.
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Interview: Biochemist Explains Why Lipids Are “Designed Objects”

The scientist, a researcher at one of Israel's institutes of higher education, asked that his identity be kept in confidence. Read More ›
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Organosilicon-based life as envisioned by artist, Lei Chen and Yan Liang
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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 ›
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Sherlock Holmes Typical Objects on a Little Wooden Table: Deerstalker, Pipe, Magnifier
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My Dear Watson: Four Observations on the DNA Code and Evolution

The problem is there simply is no free lunch. Evolutionists can try to avoid the science, but there it is. Read More ›

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