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Photo: Human chromosomes, by Korinna, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

All the Evidence Points to Design, but the Credit Goes to…You Know What

One of the most objectionable aspects of modern evolutionary theory was the undeserved, unearned credit it steals. Read More ›
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From an Eagle’s Egg, an Eagle, and Other Mysteries

Pavel Florenskij, a Russian physicist and theologian (1882-1937), imagined a field on the surfaces of icons that portray sacred images. Read More ›
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Embrace the Chaos: How Cells Harness Disorder for Function

In three classes of examples, cells are shown to manipulate chaotic forces toward functional purposes. Read More ›
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Aeon: “The Cell Is Not a Factory” — It’s Far More Complex

Viewing the cell’s nucleus as keeping a “collaborative notebook” implies record-keeping to maintain order and to act toward a purpose. Read More ›
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Something Is Missing from the Materialist Framework

Scientists have learned over the centuries that when a fundamental theoretical impasse is encountered, we do not blame nature. Read More ›
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Revising the Linnaean System: Where to Locate Viruses? And the Problem with Mitochondria

The venue for a remarkable call for government censorship of science was a peer-reviewed biology journal. Read More ›
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The New Yorker Takes “A Journey to the Center of Our Cells”

There’s a problem that biologists have long pondered — how do proteins find other proteins within the cell that they are supposed to interact with? Read More ›
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Nuclear Pore Complex Comes into Focus

Super-resolution microscopy is letting us peer even closer into the cell’s secrets, revealing awesome wonders. Read More ›
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Molecular Machine Safari

Take a tour of molecular machines working in the cell and see what new things scientists have found out about them. Read More ›
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Image: Radiolarian shells, by Ernst Haeckel / Public domain.

Excerpt — The Infinite Complexity of Cells

The unique powers of cells — their “demonic catalytic powers” — and their fitness to play their unique role as the building blocks of all life are a wonder. Read More ›

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