Science and Culture Today | Discovering Design in Nature

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
October 18, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, animal phyla, asexual reproduction, Cambrian Explosion, chitin, Early Cambrian, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, microfossils, protists, Silurian Period, single-celled organisms, sudden appearance, Sweden, transitional fossils}

Fossil Friday: Chitinozoa — Enigmatic Microfossils from the Paleozoic Era

_{Günter Bechly
October 18, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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We may now add the mysterious Chitinozoa to this ever-growing list of products of the burst of biological creativity in the Early Cambrian. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 17, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, bacteria, clouds, Enceladus, Evolution News, France, fungi, Hunga-Tonga volcano, information, information storage, intelligent design, Michael Behe, PLOS ONE, SEA, spores, Titan}

Information Spreads in the Atmospheric Highway

_{David Coppedge
October 17, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

7}

Genetic information gets around. In the troposphere — much higher above land than expected — bacteria and fungi hitch a ride to faraway places. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, atheism, bioengineering, durability, engineers, evolution, flexibility, human knee, intelligent design, joints, Nathan Lents, Sports, stress, Stuart Burgess, The Human Evolution Blog, tissues}

Stuart Burgess Overturns the Claim that the ACL Is Poorly Designed

_{Brian Miller
October 16, 2024

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The explanation for ACL injuries is not poor design. Burgess noted in my interview with him that ACL tears were far less frequent in past centuries. Read More ›

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Date
October 15, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cells, intelligent design, life, Michael Behe, molecular machines, mystery, repair, robots, YouTube videos}

Watch: “The Most Technologically Advanced Place on Planet Earth”

_{Science and Culture
October 15, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Join renowned biochemist Michael Behe as he explores the mystery of how cells repair themselves. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 15, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bondage, exercise, function, Greece, health, human flourishing, humans, Ikaria, lifespan, longevity, natural selection, naturalism, zoo}

Longevity as Evidence of Original Design

_{Eric Hedin
October 15, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A general principle for any designed system is that it functions optimally when it is used or able to perform in the way it was originally designed. Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
October 14, 2024

Categories
Astronomy
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, Alabama, americans, aurora, aurora borealis, beauty, Casey Luskin, cemetery, comets, faith and science, Halloween, intelligent design, Jay Richards, photography, Sky & Telescope, sunset, The Privileged Planet, total solar eclipse}

Comet Caps a Year of Natural Beauty

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
October 14, 2024

Astronomy, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Planetology

1}

I took a set of images of comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS last night, which was the first sighting I had of it. It's visible to the unaided eye. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 14, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, ATP synthase, cellular respiration, electron transport chain, Energy, glycolysis, Harvard University, intelligent design, Krebs cycle, proton gradient, protons, synthesis, turbine}

Appreciating the Molecular Detail of ATP Synthase

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 14, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Here, I wish to highlight this animation, again narrated by Harvard’s Professor Robert Lue. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 13, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP synthase, cytochrome C oxidase, electron transport chain, electrons, Energy, glycolytic pathway, Harvard University, intermembrane space, Krebs cycle, protons}

Watch: Animation Reveals the Intricacies of the Electron Transport Chain

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 13, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

In short, the electron transport chain involves the flow of electrons through a respiratory chain. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
October 12, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, activists, atmosphere, climate change, documentary, electronics, engineers, Forrest Mims, ID the Future, ozone, ozone layer, podcast, Radio Shack, Scientific American, scientists}

Forrest Mims on Winning the Rolex Award (And How You Can Too!)

_{Andrew McDiarmid
October 12, 2024

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

3}

By the early 1990s, Mims had built a reputation as one of America’s foremost citizen scientists. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
October 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, ATP, carbon dioxide, cofactors, Drew Berry, electron transport chain, electrons, enzymes, glucose, glycolysis, glycolytic pathway, Krebs cycle, pyruvate}

The Incredible Krebs Cycle

_{Jonathan McLatchie
October 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Earlier, I wrote about various obstacles to the evolutionary origins of the glycolytic pathway. As noted previously, the end result of glycolysis is pyruvate. Read More ›