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March 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
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, __k-review, amino acids, Ann Gauger, biotechnology, chance, chemical evolution, David Coppedge, Discovery Institute, enzymes, error catastrophe, evolution, Freeman Dyson, Gandalf, hydrothermal vents, John Maynard Smith, JPL, Leslie Orgel, Mars, Michael Russell, NASA, natural selection, Nature (journal), Nobel laureates, nucleic acid, prebiotic Earth, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Signature in the Cell, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, William A. Dembski}

Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

_{Science & Culture
March 19, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
February 21, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, adaptations, amino acids, antifreeze protein, cellular machinery, DNA, evolution, genes, just-so stories, mythology, non-coding DNA, nucleotides, protein evolution, proteins, selection pressure, University of Illinois}

At Last, the Details of How Proteins Evolve?

_{Cornelius Hunter
February 21, 2019

Evolution

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It is a difficult question because, setting aside many other problems, the very starting point — the protein-coding gene — is highly complex. Read More ›

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Date
February 13, 2019

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, amino acids, Ann Gauger, bioengineering, cells, Darwin Devolves, enzyme, evolution, fairy tales, Heretic, histidine, Jonathan Witt, Matti Leisola, Michael Behe, mutations, Nathan Lents, neo-Darwinian evolution, Neo-Darwinism, Response to Criticism, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, Salmonella, Science (journal), tryptophan}

Cited to Attack Darwin Devolves, Study Devolves on Close Inspection

_{Science & Culture
February 13, 2019

Evolution

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Pointing out the review's many failings will be the work of multiple articles. Let’s start by zeroing in on just one segment. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 28, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Caltech, DNA, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, industry, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, medicine, mutations, Nobel Prize, oxymoron, proteins, science, sequence space, universe, University of Missouri}

#5 of Our Top Stories of 2018: It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

_{Ann Gauger
December 28, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 17, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, bacterial flagellum, cooption, Darwin Devolves, degradation, Douglas Axe, Drosophila, E. coli, eye, fitness landscape, Harvard University, hook, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, motor, Nicholas Matzke, propeller, proteins}

Advances in Biology Discredit Argument that Cooption Can Explain Irreducible Complexity

_{Brian Miller
December 17, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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One of most popular attempts at explaining the flagellum via cooption was developed by Nicholas Matzke. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 4, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, ATP, Drew Berry, dynein, enzymes, intelligent design, kinesin, molecular machines, nucleus, organelles, transfer RNA, tRNA}

Chemical Affinity, Motor Proteins: Good Questions from a Reader

_{Ann Gauger
December 4, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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About the movement of organelles: There are molecular motor proteins that haul them around! Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
November 12, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, antifreeze protein, biological information, Darwinian evolution, education, human origins, icefish, macroevolution, malaria, Michael Behe, microevolution, nucleotides, proteins, skin color, Smithsonian Institution, The Edge of Evolution}

On Human Origins, Smithsonian Teaching Resources Oversell Evolution

_{Sarah Chaffee
November 12, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Philosophical questions like who we are and where we came from are surely worth considering. But nothing in these documents will bring students closer to being able to do so in an informed manner. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Caltech, DNA, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, industry, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, medicine, mutations, Nobel Prize, oxymoron, proteins, science, sequence space, universe, University of Missouri}

It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

_{Ann Gauger
October 4, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2018

Categories
Biology
Geology
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, building blocks, carbon, Curiosity rover, earth, life, Mars, NASA, nucleotides, Science (journal), USA Today, Wikipedia}

Much Ado About Martian Organics

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2018

Biology, Geology, Physical Sciences

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The news from NASA today, undeniably of some mild interest, is being overblown. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
May 30, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, abiogenesis, amino acids, Cambrian Explosion, cephalopod, cuttlefish, Denis Noble, DNA, Drosophila, epigenetics, evolutionary theory, evolutionists, fruit flies, horizontal gene transfer, humans, John Mattick, mRNA, neo-Darwinian theory, nucleotides, octopuses, panspermia, science, squid}

More on Alien Octopi: New Paper Admits Failure of Evolution to Explain Life

_{Cornelius Hunter
May 30, 2018

Evolution, Origin of Life

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The complexity and sophistication of life cannot originate from non-biological matter under any scenario, over any expanse of space and time, however vast. Read More ›