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Grand Prismatic Spring
epigenetics
Photo: Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, by Brocken Inaglory [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL].

Genetics and Epigenetics — New Problems for Darwinism

Scientists watched microbes inherit extreme acid resistance in Yellowstone hot springs not through genetics, but through epigenetics. Read More ›
Charles Darwin
Photo: Charles Darwin, by Julia Margaret Cameron [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen: Why Does Darwinism Hang On?

David Berlinski notes, “Applying Darwinian principles to problems of this level of complexity is like putting a Band-Aid on a wound caused by an atomic weapon.” Read More ›
DNA

Answering Swamidass on Theistic Evolution: Sketchy Science, and a Swerve into Metaphysics

His choice of targets for criticism and for praise have a lot more to do with his particular agenda than the defects or merits of those whom he critiques. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Republica, via Pixabay.

Geneticist: On Human-Chimp Genome Similarity, There Are “Predictions” Not “Established Fact”

Richard Buggs gives us a look inside the sausage factory where figures on the subject are calculated. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Tambako the Jaguar, via Flickr.

Giraffe Weekend: The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

Darwinists have called it one of “nature’s worst designs,” “obviously a ridiculous detour,” asserting that “no engineer would ever make a mistake like that.” Read More ›
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Photo credit: 12019, via Pixabay.

Giraffe Weekend: “You Cannot Simply Stretch out the Neck”

The giraffe is one of those all-star icons of evolution, familiar from textbook covers, that falls apart on closer inspection. Read More ›
Michelangelo’s David
Photo: Michelangelo’s David, by Jörg Bittner Unna [CC BY 3.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Two Views of Evolution, and Why They Don’t Mix

If he chose to, could God use a sandstorm to turn a block of marble into a representation of the human form that would put Michelangelo’s David to shame? Read More ›
Rear-View Mirror

Genetics Leaves Central Dogma and Junk DNA in the Rear-View Mirror

Genetics is now a subset of epigenetics, in which multiple dynamic molecules play key roles in homeostasis.  Read More ›
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Adam and the Genome and the Mysterious Origin of De Novo Genes

A final case where biologist Dennis Venema deals with evidence that is irrelevant to the existence of Adam and Eve is his claim about ORFan genes. Read More ›
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Darwinist David Barash Wants Us to Create “Humanzees”

Readers may recall that Barash, of the University of Washington, is the hubristic materialist who intentionally tries to destroy the religious faith of his students. Read More ›

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