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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
March 21, 2024

Categories
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP hydrolysis, bacteriophages, DNA, DNA polymerase, DNA replication, Drew Berry, E. coli, early Earth, evolution, helicase, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, molecular machines, nanotechnology, naturalism, nucleotides, Oxford University Press, proteins, 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

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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
Herman B. Bouma

Date
March 14, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Alfred Russel Wallace, American Association for the Advancement of Science, atheism, Charles Darwin, Constitution, debate, diversity, DNA, equity, evolution, Harvard University, Louis Agassiz, mainstream science, National Association of Biology Teachers, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), natural selection, Richard Dawkins, science teachers, scientists, space aliens, Stonehenge, teaching}

Healthy Debate? No Thanks, Says National Association of Biology Teachers

_{Herman B. Bouma
March 14, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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One way mainstream science seeks to stifle opposition is by simply refusing to discuss or debate opposing views. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
March 12, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blueprint, Chance and Necessity, DNA, hominids, Homo sapiens, human beings, Jacques Monod, Nazis, Nobel Prize, polypeptides, science of purpose, scientific atheists}

From Jacques Monod, a Grim Message for Humanity

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
March 12, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Biology was becoming a "real" science, melded with chemistry into the new discipline of biochemistry. At last life was reducible to molecular interactions. Read More ›

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Author
Daniel Witt

Date
March 11, 2024

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, A Fortunate Universe, aliens, David Klinghoffer, DNA, employment, extraterrestrials, intelligent design, Joana Xavier, nanomachines, scientists, Signature in the Cell, Stanford University, Stephen Meyer}

Aliens in the Garbage

_{Daniel Witt
March 11, 2024

Biology, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

8}

Some people — whether they would put it in so many words or not — believe that certain types of answers are simply off-limits in a scientific inquiry. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
March 4, 2024

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, bacterium, complexity, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, information, information theory, intelligent design, Kolmogorov information, Leslie Orgel, life, molecules, polymers, probability, Robert J. Marks II, Shannon information, specification, Specified Complexity Made Simple (series), The Origins of Life, Winston Ewert}

Orgelian Specified Complexity

_{William A. Dembski
March 4, 2024

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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I have presented Orgel’s account of specified complexity so readers can decide which they prefer, Orgel’s or the one described in this series. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 23, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Caltech, cell biology, cells, DNA, endoplasmic reticulum, eukaryotes, evolution, intelligent design, membranes, mitochondria, molecular biology, molecular machines, organelles, paradigm shift, PLOS Biology, proteins, transfer RNA, tRNA}

Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

_{David Coppedge
February 23, 2024

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 21, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Bioethics
Ethics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, adults, animals, chromosomes, DNA, Down syndrome, Finland, human dignity, infants, Nature (journal)}

Burials Reveal Prehistoric Cultures Valued Children with Down Syndrome

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 21, 2024

Archaeology, Bioethics, Ethics, Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

5}

We’ve all probably heard from one pundit or another that prehistoric humans discarded children with disabilities, just as animals might. Read More ›

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
February 20, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biochemists, biologists, Charles Darwin, DNA, evolution, function, genome, graduate students, How Life Works, ignorance, intelligent design, junk DNA, Laurence Moran, Nature (journal), null hypothesis, Philip Ball, postdocs, researchers, science journals, science writers, University of Toronto}

With One Short Rule, Philip Ball Explains Why “Junk DNA” May Be a Placeholder for Ignorance

_{Paul Nelson
February 20, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

5}

Here is Ball’s proposed rule for molecular biologists: “stop assuming,” he writes, “we know which parts of DNA matter and which don’t.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 16, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, agency, BioEssays, blueprint, Brian Miller, Bruce Alberts, Cell (journal), computers, Denis Noble, Dennis Venema, diseases, DNA, Douglas Axe, evolution, factory, genes, genomes, How Life Works, intelligent design, intrinsically disordered proteins, junk DNA, machines, Nature (journal), organisms, paradigm shift, Philip Ball, proteins, purpose}

Denis Noble in Nature: “Time to Admit Genes Are Not the Blueprint For Life”

_{Casey Luskin
February 16, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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In his review, Noble comes right out and says that “Classic views of evolution should also be questioned.” Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 31, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", biopolymers, chemical evolution, DNA, Energy, evolution, information, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, lipids, living systems, molecular machines, Ohio State University, Paul Sutter, proteins, replication, RNA, self-replication, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Universe Today, Walter Bradley}

Astrophysicist: “We Do Not Yet Know How, Where, or Why Life First Appeared”

_{Casey Luskin
January 31, 2024

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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It’s good to find another scientist — with no connections to intelligent design — who sees the issue so clearly. Read More ›