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Lenski’s terrific LTEE
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Photo: Richard Lenski’s LTEE, by Brian Baer and Neerja Hajela [CC BY-SA 1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Listen: Michael Behe on a Citrate Death Spiral

Evolution is good at creating niche advantages by breaking things; it isn’t good at building fundamentally novel forms. Read More ›
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Intricate, Optimized Designs in Insects Beg a Question

The ingenious inventions found in insects summon us to ask: How did these small organisms get them? Read More ›
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Richard Lenski, by Zachary Blount [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

Citrate Death Spiral

Michigan State University biologist Richard Lenski and collaborators have just published a terrific new paper. Read More ›
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Book Excerpt: A Factory That Builds Factories That Build Factories That…

“How close are we to understanding the origin of life?” a radio moderator asked atheist biologist Richard Dawkins. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Airman 1st Class Alexis Christian, via Peterson Air Force Base.

Doctor’s Diary: Our Remarkable Healing Processes and the Coronavirus Infection

There are several ways to fight this pandemic besides social isolation, wearing masks, and proper hand-washing. Read More ›
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Image: "Antibiotic resistance tests," by Dr Graham Beards (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

No, Despite Often-Heard Claims, Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Is Not Evolution

The treatment of infectious diseases with antibiotics is a superb example of intelligent design principles applied to medical research and human biology. Read More ›
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Photo: Bacteriophages help us by destroying invasive bacteria, by Dr. Graham Beards / CC BY-SA.

Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. Read More ›
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Blurring the Line Between Natural and Artificial

As technology mimics nature, at what point might future investigators be unsure about natural versus intelligent causes? Read More ›
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For Your Post-Holiday Enjoyment, Healthy ID Snacks

Among other design inspirations, the “ultimate non-stick coating” developed at McMaster University is based on the lotus leaf.  Read More ›
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#3 of Our Top Stories of 2019: PragerU Video on Evolution = Stephen Meyer at Yankee Stadium x 20

Meyer in these 5 minutes does a superbly lucid job of explaining why scientists who doubt the standard evolutionary story are “appropriately skeptical.” Read More ›

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