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Next Phase of ENCODE Finds MORE Functional Information in Genome “Junk”

The ENCODE project, now in its 17th year, ended its third phase with a new record of annotated elements in human and mouse genomes. Phase 4 is coming. Read More ›
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Intricately Designed Control Systems Sustain Your Life Right Now — A Doctor Explains

Biologist Ray Bohlin interviews physician Howard Glicksman about a common cause of death, cardio-pulmonary arrest. Read More ›
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Darwinist: ID Could Have Redeemed Itself by Leaping to Prejudged Conclusion on COVID-19

Weighing the validity of ID, not by distorting its conclusions or imputing false intentions to it, is what evolutionary biology has largely refused to do. Read More ›
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In Cells and Whole Organisms, Repair Mechanisms Imply Foresight, Not Evolution

It takes foresight to make complex tools and procedures that can restore the functions of other tools. A blind process can only see the immediate present. Read More ›
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The Advantages of a Bayesian Approach to ID

Lydia McGrew gives the analogy that there is always a possibility that prehistoric civilizations did not have the ability or desire to make arrowheads. Read More ›
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Photo: Jonathan McClatchie (r.) debating Oxford University physical chemist Peter Atkins (l.) in January 2020 (screenshot).

Welcome Back, Jonathan McLatchie, and Congratulations!

As of January 2020, Jonathan M. is now Dr. Jonathan McLatchie. He earned a PhD in evolutionary biology from the Biosciences Institute at Newcastle University. Read More ›
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Optimized Insect Designs — via Evolution?

Cicadas and dragonflies use an exquisitely engineered “bed of nails” on their wings to disarm and neutralize bacteria. Read More ›
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Survey Misclassifies Darwin-Doubting Teachers

This project cannot tell us how many students are taught evolution dogmatically and how many are studying it scientifically. Read More ›
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Whale Song: Learning from Our Critics

A substantive argument is a lovely thing to behold, to watch or to listen to, even if punctuated (in Myers's case) by the usual grumpy insults. Read More ›
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The Demise of the Artifact Hypothesis

Darwinists have to face the fact that a core prediction of their theory miserably failed an important empirical test. Read More ›

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