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The Mystery of Energy Metabolism

The energy problem overshadows it all. There’s a great sucking sound of ATP disappearing down the great Atlantic rift. Read More ›
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The Hidden City

Picture a hidden city, that though it cannot be seen, is everywhere. Sound crazy? It’s real. Read More ›
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The Darwinian Regime Can’t Hide Emerging Clues to Life’s Design

When you live with an ideology long enough, it can take root in your mind and have a lasting effect. Read More ›
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Making Predictions Against Design

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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Image source: Illustra Media, from Origin: Design, Chance, and the First Life on Earth.

Latest Acts in the Origin-of-Life Circus

Leading lights in origin-of-life research share their work and thoughts in a series of open-access articles about chemical evolution. Read More ›
Workhorse of the Cell
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Image source: “The Workhorse of the Cell: Kinesin,” via Discovery Institute.

Chemical Affinity, Motor Proteins: Good Questions from a Reader

About the movement of organelles: There are molecular motor proteins that haul them around! Read More ›
More Cellular Roles
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More Cellular Roles Found for RNA

Previously relegated to servant tasks under the master DNA molecules, ribonucleic acids continue to surprise scientists. Read More ›
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Photo: Leafcutter ants in the Wilhelma Zoo, Germany, by Pjt56 [CC BY-SA 4.0 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

About Orphan Genes — What’s the Big Problem for Evolution?

Orphan genes — genes that are present in only one species, or a group of closely related species — are of particular interest to advocates of intelligent design. Read More ›
Blue Wildebeest
Photo: Blue Wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), by Muhammad Mahdi Karim [GFDL 1.2], from Wikimedia Commons.

Ants, Wildebeest, Penguins, and More: A Zoo of Animal Designs

Don’t kick sand in the face of a wildebeest by joking that it looks like it was made by a committee. It might flex its muscles and charge. Read More ›

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