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Respiratory Complex I
Image source: Emily Reeves, UCSF Chimera.

An Engineering Marvel: Uncovering the Mechanism of Respiratory Complex I

Complex I is involved in the electron transport chain, which is part of the biochemical process by which we create ATP, the energy molecule of life. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Daniel Reeves.

Event Report: Design and the Designer

There were 16 different talks, ranging from the history of science and faith to more technical topics like systems biology and design triangulation. Read More ›
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Photo: E. coli bacteria, by NIAID [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Application of ID: Leveraging Design Triangulation to Anticipate Biological Redundancy

In previous posts, I’ve covered how neo-Darwinism can make biological redundancy more confusing than it should be. Read More ›
DNA
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No More Confusion: Three Categories of Biological Redundancy, Simplified

Rewriting the categories of biological redundancy in terms of function clarifies their purpose and contribution. Read More ›
DNA
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How Intelligent Design Clarifies Biological Redundancy

ID licenses scientists to be curious about non-conserved biological redundancy and to investigate the possibility that biological redundancy is purposeful. Read More ›
bacterial flagellum
Image credit: Illustra Media.

New Paper Investigates Engineering Design Constraints on the Bacterial Flagellum

This technique of examining biology through the eyes of engineering is not necessarily new — systems biologists have been doing it for years. Read More ›
DNA
Photo source: Science Museum, London / Science and Society Picture Library, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Beautifully Illustrated Open Access Review Article on DNA Topoisomerases

Crick and Watson realized, very early on, that the winding double helix of DNA would cause all kinds of nasty tangles. Read More ›
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Reform It Altogether — More on the Naturalistic Parabola

I’ve fussed about this point for a long time. And Discovery Institute colleagues have occasionally chided me for my obsession. Read More ›
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Webinar: The Promise of Design Triangulation

For the past few years, I have been telling myself, and students, “Conceive of design as a scientific theory as if Charles Darwin had never lived.” Read More ›

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