Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Mike Keas

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, ancient Greeks, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Christianity, Christopher Hitchens, Copernican demotion, Cosmos 3.0, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, earth, humankind, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Nicolaus Copernicus, Roman Catholic, Unbelievable}

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Cosmos Peddle the Myth that Copernicus Demoted Earth

_{Mike Keas
April 3, 2020

Physical Sciences

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Tyson insists the Copernican demotion story is redemptive because it saves us from religious ignorance. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, antibiotics, bone marrow, cancer, chemotherapy, chills, clinical practice, cough, Darwinian medicine, Darwinism, Ernst Mayr, evolutionary biologists, exercise, fever, Immune System, infection, malaria, medical science, natural selection, obesity, oncologists, pandemic, Randolph Nesse, SARS-CoV-2, The Myth of Darwinian Medicine (series)}

The Myth of “Darwinian Medicine”

_{Michael Egnor
April 3, 2020

Evolution, Medicine

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The very admission that Darwinism has had no role in medical science is a telling argument not for its inclusion, but for its irrelevance. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Alexander Oparin, biological information, biologists, chance, chemical evolution, Claude Shannon, complexity, DNA, functional specificity, intelligent design, living cells, natural selection, random events, RNA, specification, specified complexity, The Mystery Life’s Origin}

Evidence of Intelligent Design in the Origin of Life

_{Stephen C. Meyer
April 3, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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As the pioneering chemical evolutionary theorist Alexander Oparin put it, “The problem of the nature of life and the problem of its origin have become inseparable.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, adult stem cells, Andrew Cuomo, coronavirus, COVID-19, electricity, malaria, New York State, optimism, pneumonia, private sector, United States, vaccine}

COVID-19 Adult Stem-Cell Trials: A Hopeful Sign

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 3, 2020

Medicine

2}

No, it is not a cure. Much more work remains to be done to even get close to saying it is. Read More ›

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Author
Richard Sternberg

Date
April 3, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, __k-review, axioms, Carmen Sapienza, chromosomes, DNA, Drosophila melanogaster, euchromatin, Francis Crick, fruit flies, heterochromatin, junk DNA, Leslie Orgel, nucleus, organism, phenotype, repetitive sequences, Richard Dawkins, RNA, The Selfish Gene, transposable elements, W. Ford Doolittle, Y chromosome}

The “Why” of the Fly “Y”: Reflections on “Junk” DNA

_{Richard Sternberg
April 3, 2020

Evolution, Genetics

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Let us give some thought to the Y chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, that engaging fly which is the bond-servant of genetics. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, birds, butterflies, Discovery Institute, documentaries, Flight: The Genius of Birds, house arrest, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Jay Richards, Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, oceans, Paul Nelson, Richard Sternberg, scientists, shutdown, Stephen Meyer, Steven J. Buri, video}

Amazing Offer from Illustra Media — All Videos on Intelligent Design in Life, Now Free to Screen

_{David Klinghoffer
April 2, 2020

Intelligent Design

2}

I’m convinced that some positive things will come out of this experience of nationwide shutdown. Read More ›

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Date
April 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, ATP, conformational changes, copper, ions, iron, Maxwell’s demon, metabolism, molecular biologists, Nature (journal), Nobel Prize, PNAS, potassium, proteins, Roderick MacKinnon, Science Advances, Second Law of Thermodynamics, selectivity filters, sodium, transport}

Security Gates in the Cell

_{Science and Culture
April 2, 2020

Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science

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A key characteristic of life is active transport: control over what enters and exits the cell. Closer looks reveal exquisite “selectivity filters” with moving parts that make active transport work. Read More ›

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Date
April 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Charles Thaxton, chemical evolution, children, families, ID the Future, intelligent design, origin-of-life community, podcast, Robert J. Marks II, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

Roger Olsen: The Mystery of Life’s Origin on the Early Earth

_{Science and Culture
April 2, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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As an environmental scientist, Dr. Olsen has spent his career helping homes and families abroad protect children from the ravages of environmental pollution. Read More ›

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Date
April 1, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Apollo moon landings, bacteria, bacteriophages, capsid, cell machinery, cell membrane, COVID-19, crystals, DNA, Elizabeth Pennisi, ID the Future, intelligent design, lipid bilayer, Michael Behe, molecular motor, proteins, Purdue University, RNA, SARS-CoV-2, Science (journal), snowflakes, U.C. Riverside, U.C. San Diego, vaccine, viruses}

Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

_{Science and Culture
April 1, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

10}

Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 1, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, ancient Greece, atheism, Caltech, credentialism, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, evolution, expertise, experts, frogs, high school, intelligent design, materialists, molecular biology, philosophers, Stephen Meyer, U.C. Berkeley}

Evolution and the “Experts” — A Liberating Message from Molecular Biologist Doug Axe

_{David Klinghoffer
April 1, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The controversy about Darwinian evolution is often framed as a matter of credentials. We must listen to the “experts”! Please precious experts, tell us what to think! Read More ›