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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 23, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, Annual Review of Genetics, apes, BioEssays, BioLogos, chimpanzees, Christianity, common ancestry, CRISPR, Dennis Venema, Evangelicals, evolution, evolutionary theory, functionality, gorillas, hominids, human origins, In Quest of the Historical Adam, In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), intelligent design, Jesus Christ, junk DNA, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, macaques, methodological naturalism, Nature (journal), Nature Reviews Genetics, Ola Hössjer, Paul Nelson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, pseudogenes, Review of Craig's In Quest of the Historical Adam (series), S. Joshua Swamidass, Springer, theology, William Lane Craig}

Lessons Not Learned from the Evangelical Debate over Adam and Eve

_{Casey Luskin
November 23, 2021

Evolution, Faith & Science, Human Origins and Anthropology

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To his credit, William Lane Craig is among those evangelicals who have been willing to question arguments against Adam and Eve. Read More ›

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Date
September 27, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, bacteriophages, CRISPR, Darwinian theory, DNA, electrons, Escherichia coli, evolution, geometry, intelligent design, molecular machines, Nature (journal), Neil Thomas, oxygen, PNAS, Science Daily, seafloor, soil, Spain, Switzerland, Taking Leave of Darwin, Uppsala University, Yale University}

Tricks of the Cell Trade

_{Science & Culture
September 27, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Cell processes are quick and efficient. They can even solve geometry problems in the dark without eyes or brains. Read More ›

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Date
August 13, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, bioRxiv, CELS 2021, CRISPR, DNA, Emily Reeves, epigenetics, evolution, finches, gametes, genetic information, geneticists, hybridization, intelligent design, Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, natural selection, Nature (journal), Neil Thomas, New Scientist, organelles, Peter and Rosemary Grant, PNAS, Taking Leave of Darwin, The Scientist, University of Copenhagen, zygote}

Non-Mendelian Inheritance Undermines Neo-Darwinism

_{Science & Culture
August 13, 2021

Evolution

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Neo-Darwinians breathed a sigh of relief when in the 1930s they found a way to incorporate Mendel’s laws of heredity. Now, that relief is unraveling. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
July 28, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Medicine
Tagged
, Casey Luskin, coordination, CRISPR, Darwinian evolution, ENCODE, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, Ferrari, Francis Collins, gene editing, George Church, germ line, humans, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, natural history, natural selection, predictions, Richard Dawkins, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Language of God}

An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

_{William A. Dembski
July 28, 2021

Intelligent Design, Medicine

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From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 28, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, biotechnology, China, CRISPR, diseases, Financial Times, genetic engineering}

An Example of Ethical Human Genetic Engineering

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 28, 2021

Bioethics, Medicine

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The primary ethical problems with CRISPR in humans so far have come from “germ line” genetic engineering. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 21, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, abortion, Brave New World, CRISPR, dystopia, embryos, genetic engineering, Israel, New York Times, scientists, Zoltan Istvan}

Scientists Succeed in Creating Mouse Artificial Wombs

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 21, 2021

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

This technology is still a long time from the potential for human application, but it presents issues we need to address now. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 7, 2020

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, Annual Review of Genetics, Cell (journal), CRISPR, DNA, evolutionists, Francisco Ayala, functionality, gene duplication, junk DNA, MicroRNAs, mutations, Nature Reviews Genetics, proteins, pseudogenes, RNA, terminology, Thomas Kuhn, transcription}

Nature Reviews Genetics — Pseudogene Function Is “Prematurely Dismissed”

_{Casey Luskin
January 7, 2020

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences, Technology

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As Seth W. Cheetham and his co-authors put it, biology suffers from “demotivation into exploring pseudogene function by the a priori assumption that they are functionless.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
December 13, 2019

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, birth, CRISPR, development, embryo, fallopian tube, fertilization, health, IVF, London, pregnancy, quality control}

The Vanity of Big Fertility

_{Wesley J. Smith
December 13, 2019

Medicine

3}

This technique was designed solely to benefit the mothers, not the baby. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 30, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Sociology
Tagged
, __edited, biotechnology, CRISPR, experts, genetic engineering, healthcare, Joseph Fletcher, Nature (journal), public policy, sanctity of life, University of Cambridge}

Nature Says Bioethics Is Obsolete

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 30, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine, Sociology

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In such a milieu in which there really is no “right” and “wrong,” who needs bioethicists? Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 27, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, Brave New World, CRISPR, genetic engineering, government funding, human embryos, marijuana, National Academy of Sciences, Nature (journal), petri dish, Royal Society, scientists}

A Push for Licenses to Genetically Engineer Human Beings

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 27, 2019

Bioethics, Medicine

4}

We can’t trust “the scientists” to do the right thing because over the years too many have proven unworthy. Read More ›