Tag: aging

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 28, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aging, cancer, Casey Luskin, Current Biology, Endogenous retroviruses, function, gene expression, genomics, Gil McVean, human genome, intelligent design, junk DNA, lymphocytes, PLOS Biology, PNAS, transposable elements, UC Santa Cruz, zebrafish}

In “Junk DNA,” Here Are Benefits of Seeking Function

_{David Coppedge
February 28, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

You wouldn’t toss out all the punctuation in a book as “junk ABC” now, would you? Punctuation has a function. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
December 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Science
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, "poor design", Abby Hafer, abuse, aesthetics, aging, breathing, choking, communication, constraints, degeneration, disease, epiglottis, esophagus, evolution, evolutionists, gastrointestinal system, intelligent design, larynx, lungs, multiple sclerosis, Nathan Lents, Parkinson’s disease, pharynx, respiratory system, singing, speech, stroke, syllogism, tongue, trade-offs}

The Supposed Bad Design of the Human Pharynx

_{Howard Glicksman and Steve Laufmann
December 14, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Science, Scientific Reasoning

15}

The pharynx affords us the abilities to breathe and swallow, but it does much more. It affords the ability for speech, language, and singing. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 23, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, aging, ATP synthase, bacteria, biophysicists, catalysis, cells, cilium, DNA, EMBO Journal, Emily Reeves, Evolution News, flagellum, geometry, molecular machines, nanomachines, Nature Communications, nitrogenase, RNA, Rubisco, Science (journal), Switzerland, topoisomerases, type III secretion system, UC San Diego, University of Basel, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell

_{David Coppedge
August 23, 2022

Intelligent Design, Science

9}

Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions. Read More ›

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post

Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 4, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, aging, dementia, Dogs, health, Hungary, memory, mice, neuroscience, Texas A&M, University of Arizona, University of Washington}

Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks? It Depends

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 4, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

4}

Not much is known for sure about how dogs age. The Dog Aging Project aims to change that through systematic research programs. Read More ›

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Author
Geoffrey Simmons

Date
March 9, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, adolescence, aging, birth, bone cells, brain cells, conception, daughter cells, death, Doctor's Diary (series), dying, estrogen, growth hormones, infancy, liver cells, medical school, neurons, platelets, red blood cells, telomeres, testosterone}

Doctor’s Diary: On Designed Obsolescence

_{Geoffrey Simmons
March 9, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

6}

Dying actually begins at conception. From the moment of conception the directions for a person’s demise are passed on to every cell. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 5, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, aging, Andrew McDiarmid, Are We Here to Recreate Ourselves?, artifacts, childbirth, death, foresight, Geoffrey Simmons, human reproduction, ID the Future, intelligence, intelligent design, intentionality, lungs, mind}

Patterns of Design in Human Life

_{Science and Culture
January 5, 2020

Intelligent Design, Medicine

1}

Dr. Simmons sees clues of design in the processes of reproduction, in development, and in the many complex events in the lungs and vascular system that make childbirth possible. Read More ›

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Date
August 21, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, ADP, aging, ATP synthase, ATP synthesis, bacterial flagellum, cells, Darwin Devolves, efficiency, intelligent design, Michael Behe, molecular machines, Penn State, physiology, PNAS, rods, rotary engine}

Design for ATP Extends Beyond the Rotary Engine

_{Science and Culture
August 21, 2019

Intelligent Design

9}

New discoveries explore the astonishing efficiency of the cell’s rotary engine ATP synthase, and describe new roles for other motors that deliver ATP. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, aging, Alzheimer’s, cancer, death, disease, duty to die, elderly, Ezekiel Emanuel, Hastings Center Report, health, health insurance, John Hardwig, life, medical care, medicine, rationing, University of Illinois, utilitarianism}

A “Healthspan” Duty to Die for the Elderly?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 23, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

University of Illinois professor S. Jay Olshansky argues that it is time to shift medicine’s focus — starting at age 65 — away from “life extension.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, "rational suicide", aging, assisted suicide, atomization, culture of death, District of Columbia, elder suicide, legalization, loneliness, United States}

How Contemporary Society Promotes Elder Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 23, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine, Technology

3}

Two UCSF medical professors warn about increasing “rational” elder suicides. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 8, 2017

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, aging, assisted suicide, culture of death, doctors, Dutch News, elderly, euthanasia, mentally ill, Netherlands, suicide}

Because There Can Never Be Enough Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 8, 2017

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

The only way anyone in the Netherlands will care about the resulting deaths is if they test this substance on dogs. Read More ›