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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
January 12, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australia, bioRxiv, Bryozoa, bryozoans, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinists, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, great Ordovician biodiversification event, green algae, Metazoa, ontogeny, paleontology, Porifera, sponges, Stephen Meyer}

Fossil Friday: Update on Cambrian Bryozoans

_{Günter Bechly
January 12, 2024

Evolution, Paleontology

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The authors emphasize that “the origin of the bryozoans remains a mystery” but explicitly confirm the reality of the Cambrian Explosion. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 30, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioRxiv, California, convergent evolution, Current Biology, epigenetics, evolution, genes, Himalayas, Homo sapiens, intelligent design, Mars, mice}

Intelligent Design at High Altitudes

_{David Coppedge
October 30, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Surprised at the ability of mammals to thrive at high altitudes, some evolutionists are looking to Darwinian theory for answers. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 22, 2023

Categories
Cultural Anthropology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, afterlife, Arizona State University, bioRxiv, brain, burial, Chris Stringer, documentary, eLife, evolution, fire, Homo naledi, Homo sapiens, human origins, humans, intelligence, Lee Berger, Natural History Museum, Nature (journal), paleoanthropology, peer review, religion, skeletons, The Guardian, University of Western Australia}

Peer Review Rejects Claims that Homo naledi Buried Dead, Used Fire, and Scrawled on Cave Wall

_{Casey Luskin
September 22, 2023

Cultural Anthropology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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I could not find a single reviewer who accepted the claims of the papers. They were harshly critical of claims of intentional burial of the skeletons. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
August 18, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Paleontology
Tagged
, Archaeopteryx, bioRxiv, birds, computer scientists, dinosaurs, eggs, evolutionary biology, feathers, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Germany, just-so stories, locomotion, Munich, paleontology, pareidolia, peer review, taphonomy, Upper Jurassic, wings}

Fossil Friday: Imagining Eggs in the Famous Archaeopteryx Fossils

_{Günter Bechly
August 18, 2023

Evolution, Geology, Paleontology

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Neither lack of evidence nor conflicting evidence stopped the author from drawing far-reaching conclusions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2023

Categories
Archaeology
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, ABC News, archaeologists, Associated Press, Australia, bioRxiv, burial, cave art, chimpanzees, fire use, Germany, Griffith University, hominids, Homo naledi, human origins, intelligence, Kenya, Lee Berger, Natural History Museum, Neanderthals, New York Times, Newsweek, paleontology, Phys.org, Rising Star Cave, Science News, skeletons, Spain, The Conversation, Wall Street Journal}

Scientists Are Skeptical that Intelligence in Homo naledi “Erases Human Exceptionalism”

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023

Archaeology, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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Berger et al.’s claims about the species have been disputed and their idea that it lived 2-3 million years ago was exaggerated by a factor of 10. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 26, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, antibiotic resistance, Australia, bioRxiv, fungi, genes, genomes, horizontal gene transfer, information, jumping genes, microbes, Neo-Darwinism, PNAS, prokaryotes, selfish genes, SETI, Star Trek, Sweden, transposable elements, transposons, Uppsala University}

Starship Enterprise: Fungal Transposons Boldly Go

_{David Coppedge
April 26, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

Newly recognized large transposable elements in fungi dubbed Starships may not be selfish after all. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
November 16, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP, ATP synthase, bioRxiv, cryo-electron microscopy, Darwinism, EMBO Journal, evolutionary theory, information processing, lysosomes, materialists, mitochondria, organelles, signal transduction, signaling}

Mitochondria Promoted to Information Processing Systems

_{David Coppedge
November 16, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The label “powerhouses of the cell” was too simplistic for the many tasks performed every second by these computing, networking, signaling, regulating wonders. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 20, 2022

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, bioRxiv, co-evolution, convergence, Current Biology, DNA, Duke University, evolution, ferns, Foresight (book), gene flow, heredity, horizontal gene transfer, human evolution, intelligent design, introgression, Neanderthals, North Carolina State University, University of Tübingen}

Gene Sharing Is More Widespread than Thought, with Implications for Darwinism

_{David Coppedge
September 20, 2022

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evidence is growing that organisms share existing genetic information horizontally, not just vertically. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 8, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, autism, bioRxiv, cancer, chloroplasts, diseases, DNA, eukaryotes, evolution, genome, homology, intelligent design, Long Story Short, loop extrusion, metabolism, mitochondria, molecular machines, National Cancer Institute, RNA, seizures, topoisomerase II, topoisomerases, topology}

Topoisomerase Origins Defy Darwinian Explanations

_{David Coppedge
June 8, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A review of the topoisomerase family of molecular machines that repair DNA ignores where they came from. Another article tries but has no answers. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 31, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, bioRxiv, C.S. Lewis, California, Christians, Europa, extraterrestrial life, Geophysical Research Letters, habitable zone, intelligent design, James Clerk Maxwell, James Webb Space Telescope, Jupiter, life, Mars, Michael Denton, Mount Everest, NASA, Paul Sutter, SETI, solar system, The Miracle of Man, University of Copenhagen, University of Washington, Venus, volcanism, water, wind}

Astrobiology Points to the “Miracle of Man”

_{David Coppedge
May 31, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Scientists are making observations that add to Denton’s case, further constraining the requirements for habitability. Read More ›