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Nearly All of Evolution Is Best Explained by Engineering

Transposable elements modify gene regulation in maize to confer drought tolerance, alter flowering time, and enable plants to grow in toxic aluminum soils. Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.

RNA World in a World of Hurt

Cornelius Hunter and Eric Anderson spotlight admissions in scientific publications that it’s time to move on from the cherished but embattled RNA World. Read More ›
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Determinism: A “Bizarre Position” Held by Scientists “with Great Confidence”

If it’s true, then all one says or thinks — right or wrong, true or false — was determined some 13.8 billion years ago. Read More ›
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Do Origin-of-Life Researchers Now Accept Intelligent Design?

A reader must ask if an RNA molecule could possibly govern chemical reactions, suppress free-riders, support co-operators, and act in its own self-interest. Read More ›
Consulting the Oracle
Image: Consulting the Oracle, by John William Waterhouse, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Science as Oracle — “Where It Gets Weird”

The ancients had their oracles, people claiming to speak in the name of the gods — this, by divination. Read More ›
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Image: Water wire, by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, via Poul Petersen, Cornell University/EurekAlert!

Biophysicists Find Water Wires Are Biological Information Channels

Do the authors of the study think this is intelligently designed? They almost say so. Read More ›

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