Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

cells

cell
Image credit: Illustra Media.

Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Read More ›
Miracle of the Cell
Miracle of the Cell
Image credit: Brian Gage.

What Is the Essence of Life? 

The strength of the intelligent design explanation for life lies in its full-orbed ability to address all aspects of life. Read More ›
CELS
Image credit: Brian Gage.

Paper Digest: Standard Engineering Principles as a Predictive Framework for Biology

Human designing and building have resulted in lists of standard engineering principles which must be followed to produce efficient, robust systems. Read More ›
researchers
Image source: James Tour via YouTube.

No. 4 Story of 2023: On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Called These Researchers’ Bluff

Dr. Tour issued his challenge in reply to the claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›
interactome
Photo credit: Timon Studler via Unsplash.

The Interactome Multiplies Specified Complexity

No longer think of proteins as isolated parts in a cell. Think of them as friends networking and participating together in a community. Read More ›
Alfred Russel Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace
Image: Alfred Russel Wallace, plaster relief by A. Bruce-Joy, via Wikimedia Commons.

New Thoughts on Evolution: Views of Professor Alfred Russel Wallace, O.M., F.R.S.

"The scales on the wings of a moth," he said quietly, "have no explanation in Evolution. They belong to Beauty, and Beauty is a spiritual mystery." Read More ›
Bayes' Theorem
Bayes' Theorem
Photo: Bayes' Theorem, by mattbuck (category) / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0).

Bayesian Probability and Intelligent Design: A Beginner’s Guide

If the phrase “Bayesian calculus” makes you want to run for the hills, you’re not alone! Bayesian logic can sound intimidating at first. Read More ›
Behe-SecretsOfTheCell-bacteriaModel
Image source: Discovery Institute.

Secrets of the Cell — Behind the Scenes with Michael Behe

Imagine if Charles Darwin could have peered into one of today’s high-powered microscopes and seen the complexity and function in even the simplest living cells. Read More ›
Meyer book background image
molo
Image source: Discovery Institute.

Fundamentals Friday: The Logic of Intelligent Design

Stephen Meyer and other proponents of intelligent design theory are often accused of committing the "God of the gaps” fallacy. Read More ›
researchers
Image source: James Tour via YouTube.

On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Successfully Called These Researchers’ Bluff

Tour issued his challenge in reply to the false claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›

© Discovery Institute