Tag: bacteria

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 1, 2026

Categories
Biology
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, bacteria, biological engineering, Boris Zinshteyn, codons, combinations, degeneracy, dormancy, Francis Crick, function, genes, genetic code, hypoxia, intelligent design, mismatch, MIT, Mycobacterium bovis, oxygen, Peter Dedon, PNAS, predictions, proteins, Rachel Green, redundancy, Science (journal), Scripps Research Institute, transfer RNA}

A Method in the Madness of “Degeneracy”: Here Is Another Genetic Code

_{David Coppedge
April 1, 2026

Biology, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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The report from MIT doesn’t hesitate to call this a “newly discovered genetic code” or “alternate genetic code” with functional significance. Read More ›

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post

Date
March 23, 2026

Categories
Faith & Science
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beauty, biologists, bit string, cellular life, Charles Darwin, cosmos, David Berlinski, digital information, DNA, Eric Esau, Fathom Entertainment, fine-tuning, Francis Crick, human interference, intelligent design, James Watson, laboratory equipment, living cell, mid-century modern, miracle, molecular machines, New York Times, origin of life, philosophers, proteins, Rice University, Richard Sternberg, scientific discoveries, scientists, Stephen Meyer, The Story of Everything, theaters, tickets, Timothy McGrew, truth, universe, wonder}

The Information Enigma and Gratuitous Beauty: In Theaters on April 30

_{Science & Culture
March 23, 2026

Faith & Science, Genetics, Intelligent Design

4}

It's intelligent design as you've never seen it before. Find inspiration, and share it with friends and family. Read More ›

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Date
February 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bacteria, biosphere, chance, complexity, constraints, contingency, convergence, disparity, evolution, life forms, lineages, necessity, randomness, rules, Science Advances, singularities, Stephen Jay Gould, testing, theory testing}

Gould Said It Was All Contingency and Chance — Well, Maybe Not

_{Science & Culture
February 5, 2026

Evolution, Scientific Reasoning

2}

Appeals to contingency (i.e., in-principle unrepeatable singularities) disable theory testing. If anything can happen…don’t bother to test, because you can’t. Read More ›

Digital illustration DNA structure in blue background

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 31, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithmic control circuits, bacteria, Bill Gates, blind evolution, Casey Luskin, computer programming, conditional logic, conditional logic control circuits, Denis Noble, DNA, enzymes, evolution, evolutionary biology, glucose, intelligence, intelligent design, lactose, Oxford University, Perry Marshall, promoter, pseudocode, RNA polymerase, Third Way of Evolution}

No. 2 Story for 2025: My Conversation with Denis Noble About Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
December 31, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

In our experience, what cause generates conditional logic circuits, and then what cause re-uses those algorithmic programs over and over in different systems? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 17, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Bradley Monton, Darwin’s Black Box, David Berlinski, dualism, education, evolution, Genome Biology and Evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Judge John E. Jones, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Laurence Moran, Manyuan Long, Michael Behe, National Center for Science Education, peer-reviewed publications, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Ten Myths About Dover, The Origin of Species, University of Kentucky, William Dembski, word salad}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 4, “The Dover Ruling Refuted Intelligent Design”

_{Casey Luskin
December 17, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

32}

Expert witnesses like biochemist Michael Behe and microbiologist Scott Minnich testified about how irreducible complexity makes a positive case for design. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 10, 2025

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Tagged
, anatomy, bacteria, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, constraints, Emily Reeves, engine, engineering, ID 3.0, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan McLatchie, predictions}

When Engineering Meets Biology: More From Our Scientist Roundtable

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 10, 2025

Biology, Engineering

3}

When biologists use principles of engineering to study living systems, they can gain a richer, deeper understanding of how and why life works. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
December 8, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Zoology
Tagged
, amphibians, bacteria, birds, complexity, cryptochromes, electrons, fish, insects, intelligent design, magnetic compass, magnetic field, magnetite, magnetoreception, mammals, Monarch butterflies, navigation, reptiles, Science (journal), vertebrates, zoology}

Three Animal Magnetic Compass Mechanisms, All by Design

_{Eric Cassell
December 8, 2025

Intelligent Design, Zoology

8}

It appears likely that different animals are designed to detect the geomagnetic field using different mechanisms. Read More ›

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post

Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
November 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, cars, chance, complexity, genome, hieroglyphics, ID the Future, intelligent design, life, materialism, Michael Denton, Michael Kent, molecular machines, nature, podcast, proteins, scientific authorities, scientific inquiry, software, specified information, unguided natural processes, unintelligent processes, universe}

Life’s Informational Discontinuities: Where Unintelligent Processes Fail

_{Andrew McDiarmid
November 16, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

In our experience, this type of specified information always comes from a mind, whether it’s hieroglyphics or the origin of a car. Read More ›

Products from polyurethane on the exhibition stand. Industry

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post

Author
Emily Reeves

Date
November 11, 2025

Categories
Computational Sciences
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, bacteria, blind search, China, E. coli, engineering, enzymes, foresight, landfills, plastic, recycling, selection}

Can Protein Design Outpace Directed Evolution in Recycling Plastic?

_{Emily Reeves
November 11, 2025

Computational Sciences, Engineering, Intelligent Design

3}

What is polyurethane and where is it used? It’s a type of plastic and it is pretty much everywhere: shoes, clothes, yoga mats, mattresses, couch cushions. Read More ›

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post

Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 6, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal kingdom, bacteria, Bible, biosphere, cancer, Casey Luskin, cat, cell division, chromosome, Darwin Devolves, death, DNA, earth, ecosystem, humans, intelligent design, Karl Krueger, life, mice, Michael Behe, National Cancer Institute, origin of life, plants, seeds, squirrels, telomeres}

Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

_{Eric Hedin
October 6, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

7}

Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Read More ›