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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
January 9, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, Casey Luskin, common ancestor, common ancestry, convergence, convergent evolution, dolphins, evolution, evolutionary processes, fish, intelligent design, lineages, natural selection, paleontology, Paul Nelson, preconditions, Religions (journal), Rope Kojonen, sharks, solutions, swimming, systematics, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design, The Compatibility of Evolution and Design (series)}

Convergent Evolution: An Argument That Comes at a Price

_{Emily Reeves
January 9, 2024

Biochemistry, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Rope Kojonen sees convergence as evidence that laws of form "play a significant role" in helping evolutionary processes cluster around similar solutions. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
January 8, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Wiker, birth, Canceled Science, Charles Darwin, children, Christmas Eve, evolution, faith, future, history, intelligent design, Kentucky, materialism, Napoleon, newborn, pregnancy, providence, United States}

Design in the Grand Human Story

_{Eric Hedin
January 8, 2024

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Two famous individuals who share the birthdate of February 12, 1809, are Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 6, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Assembly Theory, chemical evolution, Clockwork, complexity, consciousness, Elon Musk, fallacy, Harvard University, information theory, intelligent design, James Tour, Justin Brierley, Lee Cronin, materialism, methodological naturalism, molecular biology, naturalism, Nature (journal), ontology, Oxford University, phase transition, quantum entanglement, Reductionism, Rice University, saltation, scientific method, theoretical physics, Unbelievable, worldview}

A Few Thoughts on the Cronin-Tour Debate

_{Günter Bechly
December 6, 2023

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Origin of Life

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Under the theory of an unguided process of chemical and biological evolution, should a threshold of complexity, clearly identifying life, be expected? Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Dilley

Date
December 6, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, An Introduction to Systems Biology, beauty, biography, Brazil, Brian Miller, Charles Darwin, Discovery Institute, Emily Reeves, evolution, intelligent design, intelligibility, John Milton, natural selection, nature, Scientific Dissent From Darwinism, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, Systems Biology, Texas A&M, The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, understanding, Uri Alon, William Shakespeare, wonder}

Nature’s Wonder — A Tale of Two Scientists

_{Stephen Dilley
December 6, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Charles Darwin described an atrophied sensitivity to “grandeur” that he noted in himself. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
December 5, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Physics
Technology
Tagged
, artificial intelligence, Casey Luskin, Darwinism, facts, gravitation, ideas, intelligence, intelligent design, J.R.R. Tolkien, living cell, professors, students, The Lord of the Rings, tyranny, universe, wisdom}

As a Physics Professor, I Can Tell You: Wisdom Transcends Intelligent Design

_{Eric Hedin
December 5, 2023

Biochemistry, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Physics, Technology

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The fine-tuning of the physical parameters, forces, and laws of nature could hardly have been established by a bottom-up approach. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 27, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Actin, ADP, ATP, calcium ions, endoplasmic reticulum, evolution, intelligent design, ion channels, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, myosin, polarization, undirected process}

Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 27, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 9, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, ATP, barnacles, Caenorhabditis elegans, Darwin's Black Box, evolution, fertilization, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jackson Wheat, Michael Behe, microtubules, middle piece, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nick Matzke, purifying selection, roundworm, sperm cells}

How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 9, 2023

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 31, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, 23andMe, central dogma, complexity, genome, genomics, Harvard University, information, intelligent design, interactome, metabolites, molecular biology, mouse, neurons, proteins, Science (journal), transcriptome}

Introducing the Unknome, Biology’s Black Box

_{David Coppedge
August 31, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Biology is becoming overwhelmed by new vistas of dynamic complexity. Attempts to get a handle on this complexity has ushered in the era of Omics. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Science Education
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, classrooms, COVID-19, Discovery Institute, Discovery Institute Academy, education, homeschool students, homeschooling, Kristin Marais, materialism, podcast, public education, registration, teachers, teaching, Washington State}

New Online Homeschool Class Will Cover Chemistry — And Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
July 24, 2023

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics, Science Education

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I hasten to add that the course is being taught by my wife, Kristin Marais! The class will be a full two-semester course. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, biopolymers, building blocks, cell membranes, devolution, early Earth, James Tour, membranes, Michael Russell, molecular machines, natural processes, peer-reviewed literature, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, Steven Benner, synthetic chemists}

Hello, Professor Dave: James Tour’s Criticisms of OOL Research Echo Those of Other Experts

_{Brian Miller
May 25, 2023

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

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Today, I will address one of the few honest questions that Professor Dave and other critics have asked of Dr. Tour. Read More ›