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Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”

It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description. Read More ›
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Photo: Discus throw, Louvre Museum / Public domain.

A Crucial Design Difference in Vertebrate Nerves

Consideration of the basic characteristics of nerve impulse propagation suggests that the speed of conduction in mammals is close to the maximum possible. Read More ›
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Photo: A water lily, Hyderabad, India, by Premalatha Kalagara / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

In Defiance of Evolution, Hierarchical Design Is Ubiquitous in Biology

Design with interdependent layers presents a challenge to neo-Darwinism. Natural selection is oblivious to anything but an immediate beneficial variation. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: The Design of the Human Nervous System

Our skin and our insides are laced with an invisible, highly sophisticated, selective, neurological netting. Read More ›
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“Happy Salmon” and Other Wonders of the Fish World’s Migrating Marvel

Salmon may not be happy when we eat them, but we're happy learning about them. Read More ›

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