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Author
Dean H. Kenyon

Date
March 23, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
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, __cedited, amino acids, Biochemical Predestination, biopolymers, genetic information, living systems, polynucleotides, polypeptides, proteins, protocells, San Francisco State University, scientists, second of law thermodynamics, Stanley Miller, The Mystery of Life’s Origin}

What Scientists Fear: Foreword to The Mystery of Life’s Origin

_{Dean H. Kenyon
March 23, 2020

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Perhaps scientists fear that acceptance of this conclusion would open the door to the possibility (or the necessity) of a supernatural origin of life. Read More ›

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February 4, 2020

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Evolution
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, __edited, amino acids, Biola University, Cambridge University, Dallas Conference on Science & Faith, design intuition, Douglas Axe, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, Jonathan Witt, Journal of Molecular Biology, molecular biology, podcast, protein evolution, protein folds, proteins, random mutations, Unbelievable}

Listen: Molecular Biologist Douglas Axe Explains the Protein Evolution Problem

_{Science & Culture
February 4, 2020

Evolution

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If evolution can’t build something as basic as a new protein fold, how could it build whole new organs and body plans in the history of life? Read More ›

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Date
January 8, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, 3D printing, amino acids, ancient Greeks, astronauts, bacterium, blueprint, Craig Venter, DNA, information, Internet, New Scientist, proteins, rabbits, scientists, self-replicating machines, steganography, UCLA, University of Oregon}

DNA of Things: Embedding Machines with Replication Data

_{Science & Culture
January 8, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In 1901, divers brought up from an ancient shipwreck the first part of the Antikythera mechanism made by Greek inventors. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 21, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, amino acids, ATP, cell biology, citric acid cycle, cytoplasm, DNA, enzymes, glucose, Golgi apparatus, Hong Kong, intelligent design, kinesin, mitochondria, molecular machines, nucleotides, nucleus, proteins, ribosomes, RNA}

The Hidden City

_{Ann Gauger
November 21, 2019

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Picture a hidden city, that though it cannot be seen, is everywhere. Sound crazy? It’s real. 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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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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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 26, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, amino acids, Charles Thaxton, Discovery Institute, Harold Urey, Inference (journal), James Tour, laboratory, materialism, molecules, Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Rice University, Science Uprising, scientists, Stanley Miller, They Mystery of Life's Origin, Walter Bradley, Walter Bradley Center}

Tour: A “Time Out” for Origin-of-Life Community

_{David Klinghoffer
July 26, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The media narrative goes on, and the scientists, when they protest, direct their protests not so much at the media as at the skeptics and mavericks, such as Tour himself. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
June 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, amino acids, codon, Darwin Devolves, devolution, dog breeds, Dogs, evolution, evolutionary mechanism, genes, genetic changes, humans, legs, mutations, PNAS, researchers, wolves}

Puppy Dog Eyes for Darwin

_{Michael Behe
June 19, 2019

Evolution

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A study in PNAS has gotten tons of affectionate press, probably because puppies are so darned cute. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
May 2, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, adaptation, amino acids, APOB, cholesterol, Darwin Devolves, diet, disease, evolution, function, genes, genome, genotype, mice, Michael Behe, mutations, phenotype, polar bears, PolyPhen-2, proteins, Shiping Liu}

Remind Me Again Why We Picked Polar Bears?

_{Ann Gauger
May 2, 2019

Evolution

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The core difficulty for some scientists who read Michael Behe’s book is also the key idea at its heart. Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
April 15, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, atheism, Austin Hughes, bacteria, Bible, Canada, common descent, Darwinian theory, Eugene Koonin, evolution, evolutionary biology, faith, fruit flies, humans, inferential science, observations, science, scientism}

Inferential Science — What Could Go Wrong?

_{Kirk Durston
April 15, 2019

Evolution, Geology, Origin of Life

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There are many solid, trustworthy inferences in modern science, but there are those that are not very trustworthy at all. Read More ›