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In Life, Checkpoints and Error Correction Defy Darwinian Explanations

Living cells employ forward-thinking and backward-thinking strategies. Both strategies require planning outside the immediate situation. Read More ›
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Photo: A water lily, Hyderabad, India, by Premalatha Kalagara / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

In Defiance of Evolution, Hierarchical Design Is Ubiquitous in Biology

Design with interdependent layers presents a challenge to neo-Darwinism. Natural selection is oblivious to anything but an immediate beneficial variation. Read More ›
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Make Like a Scorpion, and Other Arachnid Designs

Long shunned for their bites and toxins, arachnids are gaining respect for biomimetic inspiration. Read More ›
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Applied Intelligent Design: Engineers Know Engineering When They See It

The adhesive properties of gecko toe pads, based on atomic van der Waals attraction, have been understood for years now. Read More ›

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