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The Story to Which Biology, Considered Honestly, Must Lead

Perhaps the most arresting challenge to the materialist account of life is one that cannot be quantified at all. Read More ›
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Fascinating Hypothesis from Weinstein: Repetitive “Junk” DNA Stores Integer Variables

This opens up a world of potential functions for repetitive DNA that open-minded scientists can consider. Read More ›
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“Generative Entrenchment”: A Fundamental Problem for Darwin’s Tree

An “entity” may be so fundamental, so entrenched, arising so early in embryonic development, that it can't be toyed with by evolutionary processes. Read More ›
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Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding

The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities. Read More ›
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The Formation of Our Digits Points to a Process with Foresight

Our digits are sculpted from a paddle-like structure in the embryo through the process of apoptosis. Read More ›
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The Exquisite Design of Egg Cells

Oogenesis (the process of egg cell formation) begins during embryonic development when the primordial germ cells are specified. Read More ›
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Photo: An oocyte, by Jakub Friedl, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Best and Worst Heuristics for Biological Discovery

"We don’t know what this structure does, so it probably does nothing. Remember, evolution produces a lot of non-functional debris." Read More ›
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Will Evolutionists Ever Take Falsification Seriously? A Response to P. Z. Myers

Can there be a better example of trying to argue that whatever the evidence, evolution is the answer? Read More ›
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Fact Check: Humans Aren’t “Evolving a New Artery”

The median artery was not caught in the act of “evolving,” either in the micro- or macro- sense. It has been caught in the act of “persisting.” Read More ›
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To Build a Body Plan, Start with a Plan

What is a body plan if there is no plan behind it? It is not a body but a blob, a formless plop of biological matter. Read More ›

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