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From the “Junk DNA” Files: Can “Degraded” LINE Elements Still Be Functional?

On May 2, Casey Luskin had an online debate with Professor Daniel Stern Cardinale, an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University. Read More ›
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Bioethicists Want to Rule the World!

It seems to me that the best approach to the policy opinions of mainstream bioethicists is to consider the source, shrug, and carry on. Read More ›
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Adult Stem-Cell Cure for HIV?

A “consensus science” that seeks to stifle open scientific inquiry and heterodox advocacy harms the scientific quest for truth. Read More ›
Martin Kulldorff, Sunetra Gupta, and Jay Bhattacharya
Photo: Martin Kulldorff, Sunetra Gupta, and Jay Bhattacharya, by Taleed Brown, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Stifling Opposition Is the Real “Anti-Science”

In the Great Barrington Declaration, three noted epidemiologists questioned the wisdom of societal shutdowns and keeping children out of school. Read More ›
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Shift from “Evidence-Based” to “Science-Based” Medicine Would Stifle Debate

Trust must be earned, not imposed. Information gatekeepers can be wrong. The danger of censorship in the name of “science” is growing. Read More ›
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Photo: Mouse "embryo model," by Kasey Lau for the Zernicka-Goetz laboratory, via EurekAlert!

Scientists Are Close to Creating Human Embryos from Stem Cells

Once again, biotechnology is racing ahead of our capacity to intellectually digest what is happening. Read More ›
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California

Will California Voters Be Stem-Cell Suckered Again?

California is in worse shape now than it was in 2004. Thousands of people are living in tents on the streets of San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read More ›

Mouse Artificial Embryos: Human Experiments Next?

After going through the appearance of hand-wringing, I wouldn’t expect much of a problem if scientists said they really wanted to proceed. Read More ›

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