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Photo: Human chromosomes, by Korinna, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

All the Evidence Points to Design, but the Credit Goes to…You Know What

One of the most objectionable aspects of modern evolutionary theory was the undeserved, unearned credit it steals. Read More ›
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From an Eagle’s Egg, an Eagle, and Other Mysteries

Pavel Florenskij, a Russian physicist and theologian (1882-1937), imagined a field on the surfaces of icons that portray sacred images. Read More ›
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Centrioles Revealed as Part of a Large Signaling Network 

What molecular structure forms cartwheels, is architecturally beautiful, and is vital for cell division? Read More ›
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Photo: A Greenland shark may live as long as 500 years, by Hemming1952, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Read More ›
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Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent Functional DNA

I contacted the corresponding authors of the original study and they kindly offered their interpretation of the differences between the human and chimp genomes. Read More ›
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Irreducible Complexity Nested Within Irreducible Complexity: The Case of Chromosome Condensation

It is highly implausible that such a wonder of engineering arose by means of an unguided evolutionary process. Read More ›
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Engineered Elegance: Checkpoint Pathways of the Cell Cycle

One of the most incredible features of cellular life is the capability of self-replication. Read More ›
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Photo: A human cell, by Marc Vidal, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

How Motor Proteins Power Eukaryotic Cell Division

Could the components of the eukaryotic cell division process have arisen through a gradual, unguided process? Read More ›
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Photo: A human cell, by Marc Vidal, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Cell Division Challenge to Eukaryogenesis — And to Evolution

The disparity between the eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell division is very surprising given the standard evolutionary view of gradual, incremental evolution. Read More ›
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The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System

Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about. Read More ›

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