Tag: biofilm

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 20, 2024

Categories
Botany
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, animals, biofilm, calendars, caterpillars, Current Biology, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinian evolution, evolution, foresight, intelligent design, natural selection, physiology, PNAS, Robert Shedinger, sensors, Stonehenge, temperature}

Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

_{David Coppedge
May 20, 2024

Botany, Ecology, Intelligent Design

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No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 7, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agency, ATP synthase, bacterial cell division, bacterial flagellar motor, bacterial flagellum, biofilm, chemotaxis, chess, Design Inference, DNA replication, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, Ireland, Irreducible Complexity, mousetrap, natural selection, syllogism, theism}

A Misguided Critique of Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 7, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

11}

Danaher’s critiques of irreducible complexity are poorly informed and based on misunderstandings of intelligent design and what its key defenders argue. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
December 13, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Arabic, bacteria, biofilm, bioluminescence, Darwinian evolution, Denyse O'Leary, engineers, Finland, GUT, intelligent design, Jonathan McLatchie, languages, microbes, migration, MIT, quorum sensing, rocks, slime molds, The Design Inference, words, World War II}

Quorum Sensing: A Clever Trick by Microbes

_{David Coppedge
December 13, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

Robot designers are learning tricks from bacteria: how to communicate with and respond to other unseen members of a swarm. Read More ›

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post

Date
June 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ants, bacteria, bacterial cell division, biofilm, butterflies, cicadas, dragonflies, entomology, insects, intelligent design, Nature Communications, PNAS, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, stem cells, U.C. San Diego, University of Bristol, University of Illinois}

Intricate, Optimized Designs in Insects Beg a Question

_{Science & Culture
June 29, 2020

Intelligent Design

8}

The ingenious inventions found in insects summon us to ask: How did these small organisms get them? Read More ›

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post

Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
May 1, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, biofilm, Darwin Devolves, devolution, E. coli, education, evolution, Evolution News, Michael Behe, molecules, petri dish, Pittsburgh, polar bears, Richard Lenski, students, textbooks}

Evolution and Bacteria — In the Classroom

_{Sarah Chaffee
May 1, 2019

Evolution, Science Education

3}

Instead of relying on their textbooks, students are learning about evolution by watching bacteria grow and change. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 8, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, algae, biofilm, Biomimetics, echolocation, flagellum, Georgia Tech, intelligent design, Living Waters, National Geographic, Nature Communications, Science Advances, Thomas Nagel}

Bats, Algae, Beetles, Turtles: Cool Design Tricks from Nature

_{Science & Culture
January 8, 2018

Intelligent Design

7}

Almost every phylum of life provides inspiration for engineers and inventors. Read More ›