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Fighting a Battle That’s Over, and ID Won, Designer Science Omits Key Portions of ID’s History

I want to be fair to Howell, but I also want to be fair to my colleagues who have worked hard developing and publishing new ID arguments over the past 20 years. Read More ›
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Lessons from Cooked Amoebas: The Dallinger Experiment

Christoph Adami discusses work by Reverend William Dallinger, a contemporary of Charles Darwin. Read More ›
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Epigenetics and the Arts Lover

Here is yet another clue about how we are both spiritual and physical beings. The two realms are connected in mysterious and remarkable ways. Read More ›
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Evolution of Biological Information: Lizards and a “New” Organ

The first experiment that Christoph Adami discusses is one where scientists transported lizards from one island to another. Read More ›
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3d render of dna structure, abstract background
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DNA and Beyond: A Multilayered Revolution

Because we are dealing with foundational scientific discoveries, we will address several “So what?” questions. Read More ›
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Photo: Jean-Baptiste Lamarck, by Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Re-evaluating Lamarck’s Contribution to Evolutionary Thought

The rehabilitation of Lamarck and the important work of scholars of the past (i.e., Sinnott) and present (i.e., Turner) suggest an interesting conclusion. Read More ›
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The Zygote Code and Other Mysteries

As development progresses, each cell is directed to unique use of its DNA files by the epigenetic system, which sits above the DNA. Read More ›
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Anatomical structure of animal cell
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Epigenome Is Biology’s Second Revolution

Thomas Woodward compares the epigenetic system to a supercomputer where information is written everywhere — on the hardware, the screen, and even the keys. Read More ›
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Close-up shot of microscope with metal lens.
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Luskin: The State of the Intelligent Design Debate

Terrell Clemmons asked, "Where have you seen the ID movement make strides?" This is some of the material that I wish someone would share with Elon Musk. Read More ›
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The gaseous state of matter is essential in understanding the behavior of elements at various temperatures
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Why Dogmatic Materialism Is Bad for Science

Richard Lewontin addressed a controversy in evolution: Can life forms acquire characteristics during their lifespan that they pass on to their offspring? Read More ›

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