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Lee Cronin
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On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes the Irrelevance of Lee Cronin’s Research

Tour details Cronin’s consistent exaggeration of the progress he and other researchers have made in unraveling the mystery of life’s origin. Read More ›
Dave Farina
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James Tour Dismantles Dave Farina’s Expert Witnesses on the State of Origin-of-Life Research 

Farina is a committed atheist who has demonstrated that he is not encumbered by the same ethical standards that James Tour is. Read More ›
hand in mirror 2
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Same-Handed Molecules Are an “Overarching Design Principle” in Life, Say Researchers

Without foresight to solve heterochiral incidents, a primordial cell would quickly perish even if, against all odds, it began homochiral.  Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Michael Behe in World Magazine — “Game Over” for Darwinism

Behe was present at a “semi-secret” scientific gathering “whose theme was a specific controversial question: Did Darwinian evolution have any limitations?” Read More ›
RNA
Image: RNA, via Illustra Media’s documentary Origin.

Origin of the First Self-Replicating Molecules

For some theorists, the origin of life is defined as the natural origin of a self-replicating system capable of undergoing Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
hydrothermal vents
Photo: Hydrothermal vents, by NOAA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Forming Polymers: A Problem for the Origin of Life

Assume for a moment that there was some way to produce simple organic molecules on the early Earth. Read More ›
primordial soup
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A Mystery: Prebiotic Synthesis of Simple Organic Monomers

In 2010, University College London biochemist Nick Lane stated the primordial soup theory “doesn’t hold water” and is “past its expiration date.” Read More ›
grass lawn
Photo credit: © Walter Bradley.

Did Life First Arise by Purely Natural Means?

Evolutionary theory and the development of the second law of thermodynamics are two of the three major scientific discoveries of the 19th century. Read More ›
Long Story Short
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Energy Harnessing and Blind Faith in Natural Selection

The latest animated video from Long Story Short explains the complex requirements for energy harnessing in life. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Gerwin Sturm, via Flickr (cropped).

Rosenhouse’s Blunder: Another Nonsensical Mathematical Argument Against Intelligent Design

Darwinist mathematician Jason Rosenhouse uses the analogy of a coin toss to defend the Darwinian explanation. Read More ›

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