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Watch: Michael Behe Corrects Darwin’s Detour with a Cumulative Case for Intelligent Design

For thousands of years, the design of life was acknowledged by scientists and non-scientists, philosophers and physicians, religious and non-religious. Read More ›
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DNA
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Investigating the Evidence for Intelligent Design — in Biochemistry and Other Fields

Irreducible complexity and high CSI systems are found, indicating these systems were designed. Read More ›
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More Implausible Stories about Eye Evolution

Such accounts invoke the abrupt appearance of key features of advanced eyes including the lens, cornea, and iris. Read More ›
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Origin of Life: The Problem of Cell Membranes

Wow, the new Long Story Short video is out now, and I think it’s the best one yet — it’s amazingly clear and quite funny. Read More ›
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Fact Check: Did University of Tokyo Researchers Explain the Origin of Life?

The research paper avers, “These results support the capability of molecular replicators to spontaneously develop complexity through Darwinian evolution.” Read More ›
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Photo: Plasmodium falciparum, by Lukas.S at English Wikipedia(Original text: Lukas 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Much Can Evolution Really Accomplish?

Unsatisfied with circular evolutionary arguments and lazy reasoning, Michael Behe decided to pose his question to the real-world data. Read More ›
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Cinderella Story? Transposons Gain New Respect

Junk DNA has been getting redress for decades of ignominy. Now, retrotransposons and transposable elements may be next in line for a better reputation. Read More ›
Orion Constellation
Photo: Orion Constellation, by NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Michael Denton on Fine-Tuning: Wheels Within Wheels

When it comes to evidence of fine-tuning in the universe, the more you look, the more you find. Read More ›
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Dallas Conference on Science and Faith: Registration Open Now!

How has Christianity contributed to the rise of modern science? What do the latest scientific discoveries tell us about the existence of God? Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Can New Proteins Evolve?

What enables a long chain of linked amino acids to perform highly specific molecular functions with machine-like precision? Read More ›

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