Tag: DNA replication

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 18, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Allan CP, DNA, DNA replication, evolution, history of life, hypothesis, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, life, natural selection, primitive, sophistication, students, The Science Dilemma, unguided evolution}

McLatchie Explains Design Implications of DNA Replication

_{David Klinghoffer
July 18, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. McClatchie notes its “primitive” nature — meaning, not a lack of sophistication (quite the opposite!) but that life at the most basic level depends on it. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
May 13, 2025

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemistry, biology, Charles Darwin, Clockwork, Darwin's Black Box, designer, DNA replication, Douglas Axe, evolution, hearing, intelligent cause, intelligent design, mechanics, Michael Behe, mind, molecular animations, photon detection, Undeniable (book)}

Molecular Animations Reveal Exquisite Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
May 13, 2025

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

3}

It is hard to watch these animations and not come away with the strong sense that these systems are the product of a conscious mind. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 18, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, astrobiology, bacteria, Canada, cell division, Chandra Wickramasinghe, common ancestry, common design, DNA replication, eukaryotes, fossil record, genetic code, genomes, Greenland, intelligent design, Last Universal Common Ancestor, LUCA, Nature Ecology and Evolution, prokaryotes, Ribosome, ScienceAlert, Stephen Jay Gould, Western Australia}

Study Finds Life’s Origin “Required a Surprisingly Short Interval of Geologic Time”

_{Casey Luskin
July 18, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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It’s certainly not impossible that life was already present on Earth at 4.2 Ga. And if it were true it would have intriguing implications. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
June 26, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, cells, circular causality, complex specified information, DNA, DNA repair, DNA replication, enzymes, evolution, information, intelligent design, Long Story Short, metabolism, mitochondria, Mycoplasma mycoides, nucleotides, proteins, protocells, radiation, repair mechanisms, Ribosome, RNA}

Video: Life Can’t Exist Without Repair Mechanisms, and That’s a Problem for Origin-of-Life Theories

_{Rob Stadler
June 26, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

10}

Following the replication of DNA, a daily barrage of DNA damage occurs during normal operating conditions. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animations, ATP hydrolysis, bacteriophages, DNA, DNA polymerase, DNA polymerases, DNA replication, Drew Berry, E. coli, early Earth, evolution, helicase, hydrogen bonds, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, molecular machines, nanotechnology, naturalism, nucleotides, Oxford University Press, proteins, replisome, RNA, RNA world, Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer, topoisomerase}

The DNA Replisome: A Paradigm of Design

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 21, 2024

Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

One can hardly appeal to natural selection to account for the origins of DNA replication without assuming the existence of the thing one seeks to explain. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 7, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agency, ATP synthase, bacterial cell division, bacterial flagellar motor, bacterial flagellum, biofilm, chemotaxis, chess, Design Inference, DNA replication, evolutionary theory, intelligent design, Ireland, Irreducible Complexity, John Danaher, Magnus Carlsen, mousetrap, natural selection, proton pump, syllogism, theism, University of Galway}

A Misguided Critique of Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
March 7, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

11}

Danaher’s critiques of irreducible complexity are poorly informed and based on misunderstandings of intelligent design and what its key defenders argue. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 21, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, arsenic, cheating, Dark Helmet, Darth Vader, DNA replication, energy production, hearts, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, logic, Luke Skywalker, Mars, murder, natural causes, pattern, poker, protein translation, Queens, royal flush, Spaceballs, specification, The Design Inference, The Empire Strikes Back, William A. Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Understanding the Genius of The Design Inference

_{Brian Miller
November 21, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

Being dealt four poker hands that were all royal flushes would be a very rare and special pattern, pointing to someone cheating. Read More ›

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post

Date
May 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellar motor, Boston, cell division, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, DNA replication, evolution, evolutionary biology, ID the Future, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jonathan McLatchie, likelihood ratio, materialists, Sattler College}

Jonathan McLatchie on Classic Examples of Irreducibly Complex Systems

_{Evolution News
May 16, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Dr. McLatchie explains the “likelihood ratio” of the evidence for irreducible complexity, a top-heavy ratio he says strongly supports a design hypothesis. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 26, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, chromosomes, daughter cells, DNA replication, histones, intelligent design, kinesin, microtubules, molecular machines, Veritasium, YouTube videos}

Spectacular Video on Molecular Machines and Cell Replication

_{Casey Luskin
August 26, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

2}

Back in June I published a critique of a video posted on the popular YouTube science channel Veritasium. Read More ›

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Date
December 20, 2019

Categories
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __nedited, astrobiology, ATP, bacteria, biomineralization, carbon, chemical energy, Chile, China, diet, DNA replication, Earth’s crust, elements, Energy, entropy, evolution, genetic information, gun, human body, industry, kinetic energy, metal, molecular machines, molybdenum, motility, nitrogen, PNAS, proteins, steel, sulfur, United States}

Molybdenum Is Stored in Cells by a Powered Piercing Machine

_{Evolution News
December 20, 2019

Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Intelligent Design

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The metal element 42, molybdenum, is needed in the body in extremely small but vital amounts for enzymes to work properly. Read More ›