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You’re Invited: CELS 2025 Applications Are Open!

This is not a conference for listening to ID thought leaders (though many will be there), but an opportunity to jump in and become part of the conversation. Read More ›
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New Paper Challenges Evolutionary Account of the Eukaryotic Cell Cycle

This is a subject of long-standing interest to me, and I have published several articles here. Read More ›
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Control Systems in Vertebrate Limbs Further Demonstrate that They Were Designed

Even if one limb suddenly transformed into another, the new limb would prove useless until its control system was entirely reengineered. Read More ›
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Fleshing Out a Theory of Biological Design

Steve Laufmann and Michael Egnor explore these and other insights at the intersection of biology and engineering. Read More ›
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Physicist Brian Miller: The Fruitful Marriage of Biology and Engineering

If biology isn’t designed, which is another way of saying "engineered," wouldn’t this state of affairs be pretty counterintuitive? Read More ›
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Why Water Is Important for Human Life — A Doctor Explains

Biologist Ray Bohlin and physician Howard Glicksman discuss the body’s wondrous control systems for using water. Read More ›
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Intricately Designed Control Systems Sustain Your Life Right Now — A Doctor Explains

Biologist Ray Bohlin interviews physician Howard Glicksman about a common cause of death, cardio-pulmonary arrest. Read More ›
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Brian Miller on Complex Systems and “Intellectual Captivity”

Dr. Miller speaks about the prison-like “intellectual captivity” imposed on science students who don’t accept prevailing theories of scientific materialism. Read More ›

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