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CRISPR
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An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›
March for Science
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Don’t Forget Scientific Fraud

“I’ve done the research. I have the facts.” Thus said two people to me on successive days over the weekend, in almost identical words. Read More ›
transgenderism
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What the Darwin Lobby and the Transgender Lobby Have in Common

Some ideologies (such as Darwinism) wrap themselves in the mantle of science even though they lack — or are inconsistent with — the evidence. Read More ›
COVID-19
COVID-19
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Dembski: If COVID-19 Was Designed in a Lab, Here’s How the Designers Might Cover Their Tracks

William Dembski offers insightful analysis about how we could go about determining whether the virus was designed. Read More ›
lab rats
Photo: Lab rats, by Jason Snyder from Washington, DC, United States [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Scientists Make Male Rat Give Birth

Scientists just took a big step toward making that once unthinkable prospect — biological males giving birth — a reality. Read More ›
Erika DeBenedictis
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Erika DeBenedictis and the Cost of Playing God

I won’t recap the splendid work Emily Reeves has already done here in dissecting the TEDx talk from a scientific angle. Read More ›
gene therapy
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Intelligent Design Has Implications for Genome Editing

Biology is a lavish display of sophisticated designs exceeding all human engineering to date. Read More ›
Black Lives Matter protest
Black Lives Matter protest
Photo credit: Frankie Fouganthin / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Woke Medicine Is Very Bad for Everyone’s Health

There is a major effort in medical education today to indoctrinate students and resident physicians into Critical Theory. Read More ›

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