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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 5, 2023

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", abduction, adaptation, CELS, Charles Darwin, Columbia University, Current Biology, equilibrium, Eric Anderson, gravity, Herbert Spencer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Mars, Mars rovers, molecular machines, New Zealand, planets, PNAS, Science Advances, Second Law of Thermodynamics, selective pressure, software, sponges, TEDx talk, University of Otago, University of Sydney, water}

What’s Driving Darwin’s Driverless Car?

_{David Coppedge
September 5, 2023

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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What drives natural selection? Evolutionary forces. What are evolutionary forces? They’re what drive natural selection. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, algorithms, clicks, Current Biology, echolocation, evolution, exoplanets, grizzly bear, intelligent design, James Webb Space Telescope, neurons, olfaction, signal, smell, snakes, testosterone, Washington University}

Noise Cancellation: A Remarkable Design Solution in Biology

_{David Coppedge
August 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The principle behind this biological methodology can be extended to every case in biology where an organism needs to discriminate signals from self. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, bioelectricity, C. elegans, codes, communication, cows, Current Biology, Darwinism, Duke University, human body, information, Michael Faraday, microbes, Phys.org, rabbits, Science Advances, Sweden, Velcro, Venus flytrap}

Bioelectricity Gives Biologists a Jolt

_{David Coppedge
August 16, 2023

Biology, Botany, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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We’ve explored bioelectricity in cells. We’ve looked at it within the human body. Now, electrical engineering is being found in the realms between. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 9, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Paleontology
Tagged
, Anomalocaris, BBC News, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, China, common ancestry, Current Biology, Darwin's Doubt, Hallucigenia, Live Science, Morocco, Nature (journal), nervous system, New Scientist, Precambrian strata, Science (journal), software, spiders, Stephen Meyer, University of Cambridge}

In Resolving Darwin’s Doubt, These Cambrian Fossils Are No Help

_{David Coppedge
August 9, 2023

Evolution, Paleontology

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This is hierarchical organization, none of which is seen in the Precambrian layers beneath. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 24, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Arctic terns, birds, brain, Current Biology, Duke University, evolution, hummingbird, intelligent design, Live Science, migration, mimicry, odors, parrots, phytoplankton, PLOS ONE, salmon, zoologists}

Appreciating Bird Mimicry and the Other Exceptional, Designed Talents

_{David Coppedge
July 24, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Let the reader enjoy the 350+ word vocabulary of Clover, alleged to be the best talking parrot in the world. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 18, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Animal Algorithms, animal behavior, ants, brain, code, colony insects, Current Biology, Eric Cassell, Germany, honeybees, information, information flow, intelligent design, life, navigation, nest, neurons, termites}

Ants Build Landmarks for Navigation

_{David Coppedge
July 18, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The difficulty of finding your way back home from a long distance is partly solved in a tiny ant’s brain. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 10, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, ATP synthase, carbon, chloroplasts, Current Biology, diatoms, eukaryotic cells, evolution, intelligent design, life, molecular machines, oceans, organelles, photosynthesis, phytoplankton, Rubisco}

How the “Other” ATP Synthase Saves the Planet

_{David Coppedge
July 10, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A lesser-known rotary engine within cells is responsible for a substantial portion of gases and nutrients that sustain the biosphere. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 31, 2023

Categories
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, algae, Aristotle, bacteria, biopolymers, cell walls, cellulose, Current Biology, evolutionists, fungi, genes, glucose, machines, meteorites, microbes, molecular machines, NASA, proteins, slime molds, sugars, tunicates, volcanoes, wood}

Cellulose Doesn’t Just Happen

_{David Coppedge
May 31, 2023

Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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The most abundant biopolymer on Earth requires a host of machines, genes, proteins, and accessories. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
April 21, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amoeba, blood, breathing, cellular respiration, complexity, connective tissue, crocodiles, Current Biology, Darwinism, engineers, evolution, glucose, glycolysis, heart, intelligent design, life, lungs, oxygen, physicians, red blood cells, respiratory system, Science Daily, Steve Laufmann, Wall Street Journal, Your Designed Body}

In Breath-Holding, Kate Winslet and a Croc Are Champions

_{Howard Glicksman
April 21, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Kate Winslet, and other actors, for the sake of “the newest frontier in blockbuster moviemaking” are learning to hold their breath for several minutes. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 20, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amniotes, amphibians, babies, balance, Current Biology, fish, hair cells, head, Howard Glicksman, mammals, mechanotransduction, middle ear, morphology, nervous system, neurons, PNAS, reflexes, Sports, Steve Laufmann, Your Designed Body}

Balance: Bipeds Need It; Where Did It Come From?

_{David Coppedge
April 20, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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“The calyx appeared,” says Dr. Rob Raphael. A more magical explanation could hardly be fabricated. Read More ›