Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Date
August 31, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, carnivorous plants, evolutionary theory, foresight, genera, ID the Future, intelligent design, podcast, Venus flytrap}

Venus Flytrap Takes a Bite Out of Darwinism

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August 31, 2019

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design

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The Venus flytrap, like all carnivorous plants, had no use for its insect-trapping function unless it also had an insect-digesting function. And vice versa. Read More ›

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Date
August 30, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __edited, Alfred Russel Wallace, beetles, butterflies, Charles Darwin, Indiana Jones, Janet Browne, Labor Day, Lepidoptera, Michael Flannery, Robert McCormick, Samuel Stevens, South America, summer}

For Labor Day Weekend: Alfred Russel Wallace, Scientist and Working Man

_{Science & Culture
August 30, 2019

Evolution

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Take a moment to consider the impact of labor on the development of evolutionary theory. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
August 29, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
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, __edited, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Doubt, David Gelernter, evolution, intelligent design, speech, Stephen Meyer, The Kingdom of Speech, Tom Wolfe}

The Dam Begins to Break: Gelernter’s Apostasy Attracts Mainstream Media Coverage

_{Andrew McDiarmid
August 29, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Linguistics

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Yale computer scientist Dave Gelernter’s recent public admission that he’s giving up Darwin continues to make waves. Read More ›

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Date
August 29, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, amino acids, ATP synthase, bacterial flagellum, cryo-electron microscopy, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian mechanism, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, kinesin, Michael Behe, molecular motor, peptide bond, proteins, Richard Dawkins, Science (journal)}

Molecular Motor Threads a Spiral Staircase

_{Science & Culture
August 29, 2019

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design

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Get acquainted with another irreducibly complex molecular motor. This one is a master at unfolding proteins. Its method is ingenious. Read More ›

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Date
August 28, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, chicken-and-egg problem, conspiracy, evolution, foresight, ID the Future, intelligent design, Marcos Eberlin, podcast, proteins, water}

Marcos Eberlin on Evolution’s Water-Gate Problem

_{Science & Culture
August 28, 2019

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There’s no conspiracy here, just life’s astonishing solution for admitting water into cells through “gates” while keeping lethal acidifying proteins out. Read More ›

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Date
August 27, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, antennae, bioRxiv, cilia, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, computer science, Current Biology, evolution, Illustra Media, Living Waters, mosquitos, NIH, olfaction, Pacific Salmon, pheromones, physiology, Salk Institute, smell, The Scientist, University of Montreal, University of Washington}

Sense of Smell Requires Optimized, Scalable Network Circuitry

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August 27, 2019

Intelligent Design

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The ability to smell is one of the most complex of our senses. It requires sorting, analyzing, and sifting a torrent of input data quickly. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 26, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, ADP, amino acids, ATP, ATP synthase, bacteria, diatoms, Discovery Institute, DNA, drive shaft, eLife, flagellum, gears, genetic code, hubris, leafhopper, metabolism, MIT, mitochondria, motor, proteins, rotors, stator, wheels}

Making Predictions Against Design

_{Ann Gauger
August 26, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Intelligent Design

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From back when I was a sophomore taking biochemistry, one particular event stands out in my memory, perhaps because it was such an odd thing. Read More ›

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Date
August 25, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, Brian Miller, evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, orphan genes, Paul Nelson, podcast}

Paul Nelson on Orphan Genes and Evolution

_{Science & Culture
August 25, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. Nelson argues that these little orphans spell big trouble for neo-Darwinism. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 24, 2019

Categories
Ethics
Medicine
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, __edited, China, Communist Party, heart, human rights, kidney, liver, New Scientist, organs, Retraction Watch}

Fifteen Science Papers Retracted Over China Illegal Organ Harvesting

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 24, 2019

Ethics, Medicine

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Human-rights activists have castigated China for allowing this organ bazaar for years. Read More ›

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Date
August 23, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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, __edited, Andrew McDiarmid, cell membrane, foresight, ID the Future, intelligent design, James Tour, Marcos Eberlin, Nobel laureates, podcast, protein folding, Rice University, Science Uprising, synthetic organic chemistry}

Marcos Eberlin: Unguided Origin of Life “Sold to Us,” but Its Assumptions Are “Insane”

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August 23, 2019

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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It’s time now to “surrender to the data,” which as he argues, points to the works of foresight and planning in the origin of the first life. Read More ›