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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
February 9, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, __edited, addiction, assisted suicide, cancer, despair, fentanyl, New York Times, prosperity, suicide}

Fewer “Deaths of Despair” Increase U.S. Life Expectancy

_{Wesley J. Smith
February 9, 2020

Bioethics

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Unstated, but perhaps a contributing factor, was the increasing prosperity we have enjoyed in country in recent years. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 15, 2019

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, assisted suicide, Australia, cancer, elderly people, euthanasia, Jack Kevorkian, National Review, Philip Nitschke, Sarco, The Economist}

Media in a Swoon over Death Doctor and His Suicide Machine

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 15, 2019

Medicine

5}

The man is thoroughly reprehensible. No wonder the mainstream media is attracted to him like a magnet to metal. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 22, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, apoptosis, arthritis, cancer, cell death, cells, chemotherapy, death, DNA, embryo, Immune System, membranes, multicellular life, Neural Networks, neurons, organelles, radiation, recycling, tissues}

Cellular Self-Sacrifice — And an Allegory

_{Ann Gauger
November 22, 2019

Intelligent Design, Medicine

6}

No one knows how apoptosis came to be, although there are theories. Even the simplest of animals are programmed for it. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 20, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Ethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, cancer, debate, egg, embryo, evolution, fertilization, fetus, gravity, human life, ideology, law, Leonardo da Vinci, National Academy of Sciences, parasite, public policy, science, scientists, sperm}

What the Abortion Debate Tells Us About Integrity in Science

_{Michael Egnor
June 20, 2019

Bioethics, Ethics, Medicine

4}

Science has quite a bit to contribute to our debate about abortion as a matter public policy. Read More ›

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Date
June 11, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, ATP synthase, autism, cancer, chimpanzees, Drosophila, evolutionists, genome, heart disease, human uniqueness, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, mitochondria, Nature (journal), Nature Genetics, non-coding DNA, proteins, science stopper, transcription factors, University of Toronto}

Genetic Surprises Support Intelligent Design Claims

_{Science & Culture
June 11, 2019

Intelligent Design

6}

Several news items reinforce ideas advanced by ID advocates regarding junk DNA, irreducible complexity, and human uniqueness. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
May 30, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Asa Gray, bacteria, cancer, cells, chance, Charles Darwin, evolution, genes, Harvard University, Michael Denton, microbes, Modern Synthesis, mutagenesis, mutations, neo-Darwinian theory, organisms, PLoS Genetics, wind}

PLOS Genetics Asks: “What Is a Mutation?”

_{Paul Nelson
May 30, 2019

Evolution

2}

What if there is genuine directionality in mutation? An important paper addresses the subject. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
May 11, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, Belgium, Canada, cancer, culture, doctors, euthanasia, homicide, Netherlands, organ harvesting}

Nine Elderly Couples Euthanized in the Netherlands

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 11, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

The 2018 numbers are alarming. About 25 percent of deaths in the Netherlands are “induced.” Read More ›

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Author
Kirk Durston

Date
March 31, 2019

Categories
Engineering
Faith & Science
Technology
Tagged
, __k-review, accountability, aircraft, Bible, biophysics, cancer, climate change, experimental science, faith, inferential science, International Space Station, Nature (journal), Psalms, science, science fiction, smart phones, Vaccines, Winnipeg}

Experimental Science and Its Implications for Faith

_{Kirk Durston
March 31, 2019

Engineering, Faith & Science, Technology

6}

A nice thing about being young is that you have no idea how much you do not know. Read More ›

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Date
March 20, 2019

Categories
Biology
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, apes, Australia, blue whale, cancer, DNA, epigenetics, evolutionary tree, Harvard University, humidity, humpback whale, Illustra Media, intelligent design, Living Waters, Metamorphosis, MIT, monarch butterfly, mutations, natural selection, NOAA, oxygen, pesticides, photosynthesis, PLOS ONE, Rubisco, Science Advances, spider silk, termites, UCLA, University of Sheffield, Weizmann Institute}

Fairy Circles, Spider Silk, Epigenetics, and More: Intelligent Design in the News

_{Science & Culture
March 20, 2019

Biology, Ecology, Intelligent Design

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So-called “fairy circles” yielded to a natural explanation, according to a research team: they are abandoned termite mounds. Now, however, another natural theory is rising. Read More ›

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Date
December 13, 2018

Categories
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, ants, Apollo 8, astronauts, cancer, censorship, Christmas Eve, cosmic fine-tuning, cosmos, digital code, DNA, earth, Earthrise, economy, Genesis, molecular machines, Moon, NASA, protests, Racism, Roman Catholic, Sports, unemployment, violence, women}

Apollo 8 and Intelligent Design, Then and Now

_{Science & Culture
December 13, 2018

Physical Sciences

5}

Half a century ago, as 1968 came to a close, one event brought people together not only in America but also around the globe. Read More ›