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Can AI Help Us Assess Neo-Darwinism?

Casey Luskin unpacks three recent scientific papers warning that neo-Darwinism must be updated if it has any hope of surviving as a theory. Read More ›
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Eminent Biologist Gerd Müller Responds to Stephen Meyer’s Arguments from the Joe Rogan Podcast

These are important statements that get at the very heart of the viability of evolutionary models. Read More ›
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Can Darwinian Evolution Be Rescued from Dogma?

Casey Luskin begins a conversation with two distinguished PhD scientists who are asking tough questions of neo-Darwinism. Read More ›
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On Intelligent Design, Dr. Dan Appears to Equivocate

In an ongoing dialogue with ID proponents, Rutgers University biologist Dan Stern Cardinale (aka Dr. Dan) has replied to us with a recent video. Read More ›
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More on the Panda’s Thumb: Imperfection or Masterpiece?

I would like to express my appreciation as a geneticist and biologist for the work on the molecular investigations and many other topics in the panda’s biology. Read More ›
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Sleeping and Waking: A Designer’s Gift

Some scientists have posited that organisms came prepackaged to sleep, and that we only needed to evolve wakefulness. Read More ›
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Study Finds Life’s Origin “Required a Surprisingly Short Interval of Geologic Time”

It’s certainly not impossible that life was already present on Earth at 4.2 Ga. And if it were true it would have intriguing implications. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: A Truly Fantastic Voyage!

The old movie mostly dealt with the brain, lung, heart, blood vessels (all at the tissue level) and a few scattered cells. Read More ›
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Blind Cavefish: Evolutionary Icon, or an Example of Preprogrammed Adaptation?

There is another model that could explain the transformations of the cavefish. This model is called continuous environmental tracking and it is design-based. Read More ›
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Emily Reeves on the Intersection of Biology and Engineering

Dr. Reeves explains the importance of using engineering principles to understand biological systems. Read More ›

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