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Date
June 6, 2023

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Christianity, Darwinian mechanism, evolution, evolutionary biologists, faith and science, natural resources, Queen Mary University of London, Research, Richard Buggs}

How Faith Can Improve Rigor and Creativity in Scientific Research

_{Science & Culture
June 6, 2023

Botany, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Richard Buggs is a professor and Senior Research Leader at Kew Royal Botanic Gardens, one of the UK’s largest plant science research institutes. Read More ›

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Date
June 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, bacteria, Carolyn Hovde, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, evolution, ID the Future, Journal of Bacteriology, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Neo-Darwinism, podcast, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, University of Idaho}

Engineering and Evolution in the Microbial World

_{Science & Culture
June 2, 2023

Biology, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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This year’s Conference on Engineering in Living Systems (CELS) is going on right now, exploring design principles at work in living things. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 31, 2023

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, algae, Aristotle, bacteria, biopolymers, cell walls, cellulose, Current Biology, evolutionists, fungi, genes, glucose, machines, meteorites, microbes, molecular machines, NASA, proteins, slime molds, sugars, tunicates, volcanoes, wood}

Cellulose Doesn’t Just Happen

_{David Coppedge
May 31, 2023

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The most abundant biopolymer on Earth requires a host of machines, genes, proteins, and accessories. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
May 3, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, atoms, dandelions, decay, dirt, early Earth, electromagnetic force, embryo, equilibrium, fertilization, flowers, functional complexity, gravity, information, intelligent design, nature, seeds, water}

The Marvel of a Seed

_{Eric Hedin
May 3, 2023

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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From a cursory examination, a seed may seem like a fairly simple little thing, but more analysis reveals layers of functional complexity. Read More ›

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Date
April 17, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, Darwinian gradualism, evolution, geneticists, Germany, ID the Future, intelligent design, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research, mutations, natural selection, plant galls, podcast, Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig}

Do Plant Galls Falsify Darwinism?

_{Science & Culture
April 17, 2023

Biology, Botany, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Charles Darwin was profoundly interested in plant galls, and Darwin himself proposed the challenge these and other forms may pose to his ideas. Read More ›

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Date
February 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Andrew McDiarmid, Brazil, carnivorous plants, convergent evolution, evolution, evolutionary pathway, Foresight (book), ID the Future, insects, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, natural selection, podcast, Venus flytrap}

Venus Flytrap Takes a Bite Out of Darwinism

_{Science & Culture
February 18, 2023

Biology, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The evolutionary mechanism of natural selection selects for current function, not potential future function. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 7, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Botany
Ethics
Human Exceptionalism
Life Sciences
Tagged
, abortion, animal rights, animal welfare, Belgium, birth, California, Canada, doctors, Finland, France, gender dysphoria, gender-affirming care, glaciers, Holocaust, human life, insects, Jews, Journal of Medical Ethics, mastectomies, Netherlands, Ontario, Oregon, organ donation, peas, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, rivers, Sweden, unborn children, United Kingdom}

The Fear of Suffering Is Driving Us Crazy

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 7, 2023

Bioethics, Botany, Ethics, Human Exceptionalism, Life Sciences

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Our suffering phobia has triggered a harmful societal neurosis that has both subverted human exceptionalism and undermined societal common sense. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
December 15, 2022

Categories
Botany
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ants, chimpanzees, computer programmers, consciousness, Eric Cassell, evolution, insects, intelligence, intuitions, natural selection, neuroscience, stroke, zombies}

Are Plants Conscious? Science Writer Says Yes

_{Denyse O’Leary
December 15, 2022

Botany, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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Annaka Harris, neuroscience and physics writer, starts by casting doubt on human consciousness. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
November 30, 2022

Categories
Biology
Botany
Life Sciences
Science
Tagged
, beauty, development, intelligent design, morphology, Pittsburgh, Thanksgiving}

Viewing Chinese Lanterns in Pittsburgh

_{Paul Nelson
November 30, 2022

Biology, Botany, Life Sciences, Science

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I mused about the genetic coding requirements for the changes in protein expression and timing (during development) to give its precise floral morphology. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 20, 2022

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, bioRxiv, co-evolution, convergence, Current Biology, DNA, Duke University, evolution, ferns, Foresight (book), gene flow, heredity, horizontal gene transfer, human evolution, intelligent design, introgression, Neanderthals, North Carolina State University, University of Tübingen}

Gene Sharing Is More Widespread than Thought, with Implications for Darwinism

_{David Coppedge
September 20, 2022

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evidence is growing that organisms share existing genetic information horizontally, not just vertically. Read More ›