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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 20, 2021

Categories
Anatomy
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Ann Gauger, Bill Nye, chimpanzees, Colin Reeves, common ancestry, Dennis Venema, DNA, evolution, gene regulatory networks, genome, Genome Biology and Evolution, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, Nature (journal), non-coding DNA, Ola Hössjer, pseudogenes, Richard Buggs, Science (journal), Theistic Evolution (book)}

Human-Chimp Similarity: What Is It and What Does It Mean?

_{Casey Luskin
October 20, 2021

Anatomy, Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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For years we’ve been told that human and chimp DNA is some 99 percent identical. Is that true? Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 13, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, common ancestry, constraints, design logic, evolution, fossil record, four-bar linkage, intelligent design, jaws, macroevolution, taxonomy, undirected evolution}

Studies on Labrid Fish Confirm Operational Gravity Well Model for Adaptation

_{Brian Miller
October 13, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The extent to which the authors recognize the implications of their conclusions is difficult to say. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 9, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apes, cancer, common ancestry, DNA, Endogenous retroviruses, enhancers, ERVs, evolution, evolutionary mechanism, gene expression, genome, humans, Immune System, intelligent design, junk DNA, lncRNAs, narrative gloss, promoters, viruses}

Junk No Longer: ERVs Are “Integral” and “Important Components” of Immune Responses

_{Casey Luskin
July 9, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It’s another example of a paper that sounds like it could have been written by a proponent of intelligent design. Read More ›

The Temptation of Adam by Jacopo Tintoretto

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
September 2, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, agnostics, atheism, Charles Darwin, Christianity, common ancestry, evolution, Homo sapiens, intelligent design, James Tour, Jerry Coyne, mainstream science, Michael Behe, Richard Buggs, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Sapientia, Sean McDowell, Stephen Meyer, Templeton Prize, The Genealogical Adam and Eve, Venn diagram, Walter Bradley}

On the Swamidass Hypothesis — The Cheese Stands Alone

_{Paul Nelson
September 2, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We have a lonely hypothesis standing by itself in the center of the room, which no one, including its author, will own as true. Read More ›

Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 27, 2020

Categories
Faith & Science
Philosophy
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, baseball, Christianity, chromosomes, common ancestry, Daniel Dennett, faith, first couple, mainstream science, methodological naturalism, Paul Nelson, reality, S. Joshua Swamidass, Sapientia, science, The Genealogical Adam and Eve, theology, Venn diagram}

Adam and Eve and “Mainstream Science”

_{David Klinghoffer
August 27, 2020

Faith & Science, Philosophy

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“The category ‘mainstream science’ sounds plausibly neutral, capturing the sort of objective knowledge to which any well-educated adult should assent.” Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
June 24, 2020

Categories
Origin of Life
Science Education
Tagged
, biological evolution, common ancestry, development, DNA sequence, education, evo-devo, genetic drift, homology, Jonathan Wells, learning, neo-Darwinian theory, Next Generation Science Standards, phylogenetics}

In the NGSS, a Dogmatic Standard on Evolution

_{Sarah Chaffee
June 24, 2020

Origin of Life, Science Education

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Inaccurate teaching about evolution is widespread, as Jonathan Wells’s review of textbooks shows. Read More ›

Bible. Old Testament. Creation. Genesis. God created Adam and Eve and provided all they needed in the Garden of Eden.

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
November 4, 2019

Categories
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, Adam and Eve, alleles, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, butterfly, Christians, common ancestry, computer model, Darwinists, Dennis Venema, DNA, dog, genes, genetic instructions, Harvard University, human origins, Jews, Muslims, Neanderthals, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, Research, Stockholm University}

“Unique Human Origins”: Explained

_{Jonathan Witt
November 4, 2019

Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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One scenario involves a first human pair created from scratch — Adam and Eve, as many traditional religious believers would have it. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
September 9, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, cellular functions, chromosomes, common ancestry, DNA, Endogenous retroviruses, ERVs, evolution, Evolution News, gene regulatory networks, intelligent design, junk DNA, Nature Genetics, Nature Reviews Genetics, neo-Darwinian theory, Philip Skell, primates, Research, synteny, The Scientist, transposable elements}

Waste Not: Research Finds that “Far from Junk DNA,” ERVs Perform “Critical Cellular Functions”

_{Casey Luskin
September 9, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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A pair of new articles in Nature Genetics acknowledge just how widespread ERV and retrotransposon functionality is. Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
February 17, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, ACLU, Arthur Hunt, chloroquine, common ancestry, Darwin Devolves, Debating Darwin's Doubt, Discovery Institute, Evangelical Christianity, God and Evolution, Harrisburg, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jay Richards, Laurence Moran, Michael Behe, natural selection, Richard Lenski, Robert L. Summers, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), Stephen Meyer}

In the Controversy over Intelligent Design, Seeking Genuine Dialogue

_{John G. West
February 17, 2019

Intelligent Design

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To me, this kind of back and forth is more amenable to serious discussion and reflection than quick volleys on a discussion board. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
January 30, 2019

Categories
Biology
Science Education
Tagged
, __k-review, amino-acid sequences, Center for Science and Culture, common ancestry, Common Core, education, evidence, evolution, fossil record, Free Science, Next Generation Science Standards, science standards, strengths and weaknesses, textbooks, Utah}

State Science Standards and You: Utah in Focus

_{Sarah Chaffee
January 30, 2019

Biology, Science Education

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While discussions of science standards are often couched in bureaucratic-sounding language, the impact of these policies can be profound. Read More ›