Tag: archaea

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 8, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Technology
Tagged
, archaea, ATP, bacteria, complexity, ecosystem, evolution, genes, genome, Immune System, intelligent design, Last Universal Common Ancestor, LUCA, metabolism, molecular biology, Nature Ecology & Evolution, prokaryotes, protein-coding genes, Science (journal), viruses, Washington Post}

“That Is a Lot of Evolution”: Study Finds LUCA Required 2,600 Genes

_{Casey Luskin
August 8, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Technology

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One scientist commented, “LUCA was a very complex cell, with a genome similar to modern bacteria." Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
June 28, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, bacteria, biological systems, cooption, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian evolution, evolution, Evolution “On Purpose”, Immanuel Kant, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Joana Xavier, Last Universal Common Ancestor, life, LUCA, Michael Behe, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Stuart Kauffman}

“Irreducible Complexity” May Be Part of the Definition of Life

_{Daniel Witt
June 28, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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There are many bad counter-arguments to Michael Behe’s famous irreducible complexity conundrum, and (in my opinion) one pretty good one. Read More ›

Close-up of a bacterium under a microscope, with vivid purple and pink colors highlighting cellular details.

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
April 11, 2024

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, archaea, Arthur S. Reber, bacteria, cells, cellular basis of consciousness, cellular cognition, cognition, consciousness, evolution, Evolution “On Purpose”, František Baluška, fungal mind, fungi, intelligent design, mind, minds, Neo-Darwinism, Peter Corning, protozoans, sentience, unguided evolution, William B. Miller Jr.}

Was God a Bacterium?

_{Daniel Witt
April 11, 2024

Botany, Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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We should acknowledge that this theory is, unlike some similar attempts, at least an actual solution: if true, it would explain how complex life evolved. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, archaea, boron, cabbage, Casey Luskin, chocolate, cobalt, coffee, coins, copper, corn, Dartmouth College, elements, Harvard School of Public Health, hemoglobin, human body, intelligent design, iron, manganese, Michael Denton, milk, mushrooms, nickel, nuts, onions, organs, oysters, peas, phosphorus, PNAS, potassium, Privileged Species, protein science, rhubarb, The Miracle of the Cell, thyroid gland, tissues, tomatoes, Uppsala University, urine, zinc}

Brother, Can You Spare a Nickel? It’s Essential for Life, and Likely an Indicator of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
June 8, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Nickel is an essential element in the human body, but too much is toxic. Here’s another element our planet had to provide. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 21, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, Borgs, Colorado, CRISPR-Cas9, Darwinian theory, DNA, evolution, genes, genetic information, greenhouse gases, heavy metals, Jennifer Doudna, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, methane, Methanoperedens, microbes, Nature (journal), Star Trek, toxins}

Beneficial Borgs Have Landed

_{David Coppedge
October 21, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

Borg theory represents a major paradigm shift about how genetic information is stored and shared. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, autism, bioRxiv, cancer, chloroplasts, diseases, DNA, eukaryotes, evolution, genome, homology, intelligent design, Long Story Short, loop extrusion, metabolism, mitochondria, molecular machines, National Cancer Institute, RNA, seizures, topoisomerase II, topoisomerases, topology}

Topoisomerase Origins Defy Darwinian Explanations

_{David Coppedge
June 8, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

A review of the topoisomerase family of molecular machines that repair DNA ignores where they came from. Another article tries but has no answers. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 12, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, ATP, bacteria, biotechnology, conservation, COVID-19, enzyme, eukaryotes, evolution, Evolution News, heat, hot springs, hydrothermal vents, intelligent design, kinase, Nature (journal), ribose, RNA, therapeutics, tRNA, University of Tokyo, Vaccines, Yellowstone}

Transfer RNAs Wear Special Gear for Hot Water

_{David Coppedge
May 12, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

As usual, evolution-talk is inversely proportional to the amount of detail presented about cellular workings. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 4, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, archaea, ATP synthase, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Brownian motion, cryo-electron microscopy, Current Biology, Escherichia coli, evolution, Harvard University, Inertia, intelligent design, Nature (journal), outboard motor, Scott Minnich, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, water}

Harvard Biophysicist Howard Berg, Flagellum’s Discoverer, Lives On

_{David Coppedge
April 4, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

More than any other scientist, he brought to light the intricate biophysics occurring at the molecular scale in living organisms. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animation, archaea, ATP synthase, bacteria, crankshaft, cristae, cryo-electron microscopy, evolution, Germany, hydrothermal vent, intelligent design, Japan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Journal of Bacteriology, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nature Communications, phosphate, plant cells, protons, Scott Minnich, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

ATP Synthase Gets Smarter

_{David Coppedge
March 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

Two new papers reveal fine-tuning in the assembly of ATP synthase rotary motors and in its operation under ATP hydrolysis. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 4, 2021

Categories
Biology
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, archaea, bacteria, cells, cognition, Daniel Dennett, intelligence, intelligent design, James Shapiro, Oxford English Dictionary, protoplasm, quorum sensing, University of Chicago}

University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 4, 2021

Biology, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

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James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.” Read More ›