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September 17, 2020

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, amino acids, Ann Gauger, antibodies, bioRxiv, biosphere, coral reefs, Darwinian evolution, environmental science, evolution, fish, homeostasis, hydrocarbons, intelligent design, Michael Behe, microbes, mutations, oceans, physiologists, plastic, PNAS, pollution, polyethylene, Saudi Arabia, sea turtles, The Edge of Evolution, waste products, Wired Magazine}

Plastic-Eating Microbes — “Rapid Evolution” May Not Be Darwinian at All

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September 17, 2020

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Environmental scientists warn frequently that the world is drowning in plastic. Here is some unexpected good news. Read More ›

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August 28, 2020

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Intelligent Design
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, allostery, bioRxiv, cells, cichlid fish, cilium, eukaryotic cells, foresight, glaucoma, intelligent design, Kyoto University, mechanotransduction, Nature (journal), Nature News and Views, phenotypic plasticity, Rube Goldberg, University of Montreal}

Cells Reach Out and Touch, Providing Evidence of Foresight and Design

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August 28, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Cells are equipped with sensors that recognize touch and respond accordingly. They can even reach out to other cells with nanoscopic tunnels and share parts. Read More ›

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July 30, 2020

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Evolution
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, adaptive mutations, biologists, biology journals, bioRxiv, Darwin Centennial, E. coli, evolution, hybridization, intelligent design, natural selection, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, paleobiology, peer review, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, punctuated equilibrium, punk eek, random mutations, redundancy, Scopes Monkey Trial, stem cells, Stephen Jay Gould, sunflowers, University of British Columbia, University of Southern California}

Five New Biology Papers Show Cracks in Darwin’s Foundation

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July 30, 2020

Evolution

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Are there rumblings of discontent? Is it getting safer to question the claims of conventional neo-Darwinism? Read More ›

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July 23, 2020

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Biology
Evolution
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, animals, arthropods, bioRxiv, body plans, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian fossils, Cambrian News, Cambrian phyla, Canada, carbon, Darwin's Doubt, Ediacaran fossils, evolution, fossil record, geochemistry, Newfoundland, oxygen, PNAS, Proterozoic Eon, Stephen Meyer}

In Carbon Isotope Excursions, Darwinists Lose Another Excuse for the Cambrian Explosion

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July 23, 2020

Biology, Evolution

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The claim that a spike in carbon isotope concentrations led to the explosion of biological diversity in the Cambrian doesn’t hold up, as if it would have helped, anyway. Read More ›

Best Job Candidate, Interview Preparation, Detail shots of someone polishing shoes

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April 22, 2020

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
Philosophy
Scientific Trustworthiness
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, __edited, arXiv, bioRxiv, C.S. Lewis, Christian Reflections, consciousness, Cornell University, economics, evolution, evolutionary anthropology, Francis Bacon, high school, history, integrity, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, Janet Browne, Jay Richards, journals, laymen, March for Science, morality, Nature (journal), pandemic, peer review, PLOS Biology, Politicians, predatory journals, Science Advances, scientific method, scientism, scientists, Stephen Meyer, universe, World War II, X Club}

How to Restore Science’s Lost Luster

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April 22, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Philosophy, Scientific Trustworthiness

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More and more, the scientific establishment looks like a special interest group with biases of their own. Read More ›

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February 5, 2020

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Intelligent Design
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, __edited, Adam Marcus, Applied Mathematics Letters, autism, bioRxiv, compensation argument, coronavirus, Dilbert, Elsevier, entropy, evolution, Evolution News, Granville Sewell, India, intelligent design, Ivan Oransky, junk science, Nautilus, peer review, Physics Essays, Retraction Watch, Scott Adams, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Why Evolution Is Different}

Retraction Watch Guys Hallucinate “Intelligent Design” Yet Again

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February 5, 2020

Intelligent Design

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A helpful formulation comes from podcaster Scott Adams, of “Dilbert” fame, who comments entertainingly on the political scene. Read More ›

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October 1, 2019

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Intelligent Design
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, __edited, biochemists, bioRxiv, central dogma, ENCODE, functionality, genetic code, heterogeneity, histone code, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, polypeptides, superheroes, Superman, University of Washington}

Researchers Spot a New Code in Disordered Proteins

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October 1, 2019

Intelligent Design

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The scientists call heat shock proteins “nature’s ‘first responders’ to cellular stress.” Read More ›

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August 27, 2019

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Intelligent Design
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, __edited, antennae, bioRxiv, cilia, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, computer science, Current Biology, evolution, Illustra Media, Living Waters, mosquitos, NIH, olfaction, Pacific Salmon, pheromones, physiology, Salk Institute, smell, The Scientist, University of Montreal, University of Washington}

Sense of Smell Requires Optimized, Scalable Network Circuitry

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August 27, 2019

Intelligent Design

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The ability to smell is one of the most complex of our senses. It requires sorting, analyzing, and sifting a torrent of input data quickly. Read More ›

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July 31, 2019

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Evolution
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, __edited, biological novelty, bioRxiv, cichlid fish, Darwin Devolves, devolution, East Africa, Ernst Mayr, evolution, evolutionary biology, finches, grizzly bears, Hank Green, Lake Victoria, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Michael Behe, Nature Scientific Reports, polar bears, preprints, species, taxpayers, The Conversation, The Edge of Evolution}

Time to Put a Lid on Cichlid Evolution Propaganda

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July 31, 2019

Evolution

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If cichlid evolution is a central paradigm in evolutionary biology, then Darwinism’s sphere of explanatory inference is too small to matter. Read More ›

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July 11, 2019

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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __edited, arthropods, bears, bioRxiv, boars, Chernobyl, Darwinian evolution, Darwinism, DNA, homeostasis, intelligent design, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Richard Lenski, tardigrades, United Nations, water bears, wolves, Yellowstone}

From Chernobyl Disaster Site, a Boost for Intelligent Design

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July 11, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The lesson from Chernobyl is this: radiation kills, but life comes prepared to defend itself. Read More ›