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Much Ado About Lactase Persistence

Nothing shows the feebleness of Darwinism quite so much as breathless stories about brand new results. This week the topic was “lactase persistence.” Read More ›
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Fact Check: Humans Aren’t “Evolving a New Artery”

The median artery was not caught in the act of “evolving,” either in the micro- or macro- sense. It has been caught in the act of “persisting.” Read More ›
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Scientists Reveal Bacterial T4SS “Biogenesis Machinery”

With cryo-electron microscopy, scientists have zoomed in on a molecular machine that is very different from the Type III Secretion System. Read More ›
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Three Realities Chance Can’t Explain That Intelligent Design Can

The argument for ID could not be clearer: Unintelligent forces cannot rearrange atoms into computers and airplanes and nuclear power plants and smartphones. Read More ›
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Photo: Soviet flag flown in Minsk, Belarus, in 2016, by Adam Jones, via Flickr (cropped).

Zmirak: Redefining “Ex-Communist” in an Evolutionary Context

He raises a psychological question about how people come to adopt their preferred picture of reality. Read More ›
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Photo: Colorado blue columbine, by Tranquiligold Jin, via Flickr (cropped).

No “Hopeful Monster,” Flower Demonstrates Evolution by Subtraction

Evolutionary biologists at the University of California, Santa Barbara, noticed something peculiar about the columbines in a region of Colorado. Read More ›
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Devolution Watch: Malaria Gnaws Off a Leg

The most frequently used diagnostic test kit checks for the presence in the patient’s blood of either of two similar malarial proteins, called pfhrp2 or pfhrp3. Read More ›
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How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory

Design motifs such as four-bar linkages and control systems must meet exacting requirements whether implemented in a space shuttle or a fish. Read More ›
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Photo: Basement of Cupples Hall, Washington University, by John West.

Biologist: It’s “Racist” to Invite Condemnation of Racism

Organizers of the St. Louis World’s Fair believed human zoos would “shed light on the theory evolved by Darwin as regards the evolution of the human race.” Read More ›
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Photo: Michael Behe discusses “Biological Truth & Myth: Insights from the Foundation of Life" (screenshot).

Biologist Michael Behe Tangles with Two Philosophers

Pat Flynn and Jim Madden press Behe with objections — some philosophic, others scientific — to see how well his position stands up to scrutiny. Read More ›

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