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New Science Uprising Episode: “Programming Without a Programmer”?

To evolve a protein, Douglas Axe draws a comparison to seeking out — blindfolded! — a particular atom secreted away somewhere in the Milky Way. Read More ›
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Photo: Nobel Prize, by Adam Baker, via Flickr (cropped).

#5 of Our Top Stories of 2018: It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›
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Photo: Nobel Prize, by Adam Baker, via Flickr (cropped).

It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›
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How the 2018 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Harnessed Intelligent Design

There is one point of confusion in descriptions of this year’s prize winners. It’s the talk of “directed evolution.” Read More ›
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Intelligent Design?

The problem these efforts face in the lab is exactly the problem faced by Darwin’s evolutionary mechanism in the wild. Read More ›
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How the Nucleus Guards Its Gates

Details of the nuclear pore complex, one of the largest and most complex protein systems in the cell, come into sharper focus as a team watches how it validates a messenger RNA. Read More ›
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Yale President Calls for Objectivity in Science Education

He might not welcome my saying so, but his emphasis on thinking critically and examining evidence is spot-on. Read More ›
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NY Times Permits Intelligent Design Proponents to Speak for Themselves; Yes, Really!

Check it out this video documentary and see for yourself. Admittedly, the bar for our being impressed was very low. Read More ›
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Photo: Maroon Bells, Aspen, Colorado, by Lorie Shaull [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Science and Culture Network Announces New Chapter in Colorado

Following the launch of our first chapter, in Houston, this will be the second regional group dedicated to supporting the work of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Read More ›

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