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Plasmodium falciparum
Photo: Plasmodium falciparum, by Lukas.S at English Wikipedia(Original text: Lukas 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Two Recent Papers Buttress Michael Behe’s Thesis in Darwin Devolves

Evolution’s grand tree-of-life story requires constructive evolution, not more and more cases of organisms tossing parts overboard. Read More ›
Plasmodium falciparum
Photo: Plasmodium falciparum, by Lukas.S at English Wikipedia(Original text: Lukas 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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 ›
Michael Behe
Photo: Michael Behe discusses “Biological Truth & Myth: Insights from the Foundation of Life" (screenshot).

Vindicated But Not Cited: Paper in Nature Heredity Supports Michael Behe’s Devolution Hypothesis

The literature is looking at the same data that intelligent design proponents are looking at, making similar observations, and asking similar questions. Read More ›
flightless cormorant
David Klinghoffer
Photo: A flightless cormorant, endemic to the Galápagos Islands, by putneymark / CC BY-SA.

Michael Behe: Evolution by Devolution

An example of this devolutionary process on a showy scale? Flightless island birds, devolved from birds that could fly. Read More ›
Darwin's shoes
Photo: Detail of Darwin statue, Natural History Museum, London, by Rept0n1x (Own work) [GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Darwin and the Devolution of Story

Darwinian materialism suggests that the impulse toward artistic creation is merely the human songbird attracting a mate. Read More ›
Tesla factory
Photo: Tesla factory, by Steve Jurvetson / CC BY.

On the Evolution of Automobiles

In automobile evolution, for example (or in the evolution of software), as in the history of life, we see major new features appear suddenly. Read More ›
Richard-Lenski
Richard Lenski, by Zachary Blount [CC BY-SA 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons

Citrate Death Spiral

Michigan State University biologist Richard Lenski and collaborators have just published a terrific new paper. Read More ›
Saccharomyces cerevisiae 2

Helpful Devolutionary Mutations Are Rapid and Unavoidable: Paper Reinforces Darwin Devolves

There is simply no way for any unguided, unintelligent account of the unfolding of life to avoid the bane of helpful degradative mutations. Read More ›
Dawkins-expelled

If Human Eugenics Wouldn’t Work, Human Evolution Has a Big Problem

Richard Dawkins got his wings clipped over the weekend, following a claim on Twitter. Read More ›
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Darwin Devolves — Evidence Keeps Rolling In

The second paper is an in-depth look at genetic changes associated with the evolution of whales and dolphins. They found a lot of devolution. Read More ›

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