Tag: chemotaxis

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 3, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Andrew Murray, antibodies, ATP synthase, bacteria, bacterial flagellar motor, bacterial flagellum, biochemistry, Biophysical Journal, blood clotting cascade, cells, chemotaxis, cilium, Current Biology, Dan Tawfik, Darwin’s Black Box, David Snoke, Douglas Axe, Eugene Koonin, eukaryotes, eukaryotic cell division, evolutionary pathways, Harvard University, homology, injectisome, irreducibly complex systems, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macrobiological features, Michael Behe, molecular machinery, molecular machines, motility, Nature Ecology & Evolution, Nature Heredity, Nicholas Matzke, Oxford University Press, PNAS, polar bears, protein science, proteins, Quarterly Review of Biology, Ribosome, Science (journal), T3SS, The Edge of Evolution, type three secretory system, universal common ancestor, vision, William Dembski}

Darwin’s Black Box at 30: The Evidence Wins!

_{Casey Luskin
August 3, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Macrobiological features have been cited as irreducibly complex, including animal joints and the trap mechanisms of carnivorous plants, even the cell itself. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
July 13, 2026

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AbrB, antibiotics, autoregulation, Bacillus subtilis, bacteria, biology, cassettes, cell fate, chemotaxis, CodY, ComK, competence, crowdsourcing, DegU, dense overlapping regulons, DNA, Energy, environmental conditions, exponential growth, feed-forward loops, gene expression, gene regulatory network, graduate school, housekeeping, intelligent design, isoleucine, leucine, metabolic pathways, metabolism, microorganisms, principal investigator, Rok, Sigma-H, single input modules, sporulation, stress, superintellect, transcription, valine, virulence}

To Crowdsource DNA, or Not to Crowdsource DNA: A Microbe’s Decision Pathway

_{Emily Reeves
July 13, 2026

Biology, Intelligent Design

10}

These are the same type of understandable and logical computation circuits that humans design. What can we learn from observing this similarity? Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
July 11, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Bacillus subtilis, bacteria, biological systems, biology, bioluminescence, chemotaxis, complexity, Darwin’s Black Box, E. coli, genes, intelligent design, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, musicians, proteins, Salmonella, signal transduction, sporulation, toxins}

Recurring Design Logic in Living Systems

_{Andrew McDiarmid
July 11, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Architects, painters, musicians, and other creators apply recognizable patterns of thinking to their craft. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
January 24, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, architect, bacteria, chemotaxis, CheY, common descent, design logic, evolution, genes, histidine, intelligent design, kinase, quorum sensing}

Recurring Design Logic in Gene Regulation

_{Jonathan McLatchie
January 24, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

A feature of biology that has struck me over the years is the phenomenon of recurring design logic, across systems that do not appear to be related by descent. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 3, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Technology
Tagged
, actuators, bacterial cell, bacterial flagellum, chemotaxis, Discovering Intelligent Design, effectors, gears, genes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, operating system, propeller, protons, Scott Minnich, sensors, Vanderbilt University, YouTubers}

Popular YouTube Science Educator Professes “Emotional” Response to “Amazing” Flagellum

_{Casey Luskin
August 3, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Technology

8}

In the video, engineer Destin Sandlin explains how he became captivated after watching an online animation of the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 9, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, behavior, Biola University, biological systems, chemotaxis, David Klinghoffer, design logic, ID 3.0, intelligent design, methylation, misinformation, navigation, peer-reviewed literature, phosphate, Research, structure, systems engineering}

Peer-Reviewed Paper Applies Systems Engineering to Bacterial Chemotaxis

_{Brian Miller
May 9, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

The article further demonstrates how only a design-based framework yields significant insight into the higher-level organization of biological systems. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 7, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agency, ATP synthase, bacterial cell division, bacterial flagellar motor, bacterial flagellum, biofilm, chemotaxis, chess, Design Inference, DNA replication, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, Ireland, Irreducible Complexity, mousetrap, natural selection, syllogism, theism}

A Misguided Critique of Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 7, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

11}

Danaher’s critiques of irreducible complexity are poorly informed and based on misunderstandings of intelligent design and what its key defenders argue. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 10, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, BIO-Complexity, chemotaxis, complexity, computer science, degradation, elegance, engineers, evolution, evolutionary biologists, gears, gene expression, hook, intelligent design, peer-reviewed literature, proteins, Science (journal), stator, Waldean Schulz}

New BIO-Complexity Paper Details Complexity of Function and Assembly of Bacterial Flagellum

_{Casey Luskin
September 10, 2021

Evolution, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

6}

The author, Dean Schulz, an engineer with a PhD in computer science, takes a “bottom up” approach. Read More ›