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Photo: Bogong moth, by Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Animal Algorithms: Moth Celestial Navigation

The origin, genetic inheritance, and how such algorithms are programmed in the brain remains a mystery. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Christian Bowen, via Unsplash.

Why Should a Baby Live?

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›
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Photo: Drosophila melanogaster, by Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fly Flight Is More Sophisticated than Imagined

Biological structures usually appear more complicated up close, and the fly wing is no exception.  Read More ›
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Photo: Drosophila melanogaster, by Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fruit Fly Eyes and More Surprises for Darwin

Don’t swat too quickly! There’s more awe in that little fly than might be apparent from  a cursory glance. Read More ›
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Photo: Ann Gauger in "The Problem with Theistic Evolution," via Crossway.

The Evolution of Dr. Ann Gauger

The year was 2004. Dr. Gauger’s scientific credentials had caught the eye of Stephen Meyer and he had invited her to come talk with him. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Christian Bowen, via Unsplash.

Why Should a Baby Live?

My title is adapted from a 2012 article by two philosophers, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva. Read More ›
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Image credit: Colin Behrens, via Pixabay.

DNA May Be “Junk” at One Level But of Utmost Significance at Another

It is during the latter stages of the production of an animal oocyte that many functionalities of what some disparage as “junk DNA” take center stage. Read More ›
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Photo: Pig oocyte, by Jakub Friedl / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0).

Chromosome Dynamics Has Egg-centric Features

In the words of Robert Rosen we have to “drastically reconsider what is meant by “genetic information.’” Read More ›
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The “Why” of the Fly “Y”: Reflections on “Junk” DNA

Let us give some thought to the Y chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, that engaging fly which is the bond-servant of genetics. Read More ›
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Cornelius Hunter: More “Junk” DNA Is Crucial

Evolutionary theory predicts lots of “Darwinian detritus” that does nothing for organisms. That prediction keeps coming up false. Read More ›

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