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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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New Book: Epigenome Is the Genome’s Sophisticated Dance Partner

The book was published yesterday and is already Amazon's #1 bestseller in genetics. Read More ›
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Longevity as Evidence of Original Design

A general principle for any designed system is that it functions optimally when it is used or able to perform in the way it was originally designed. Read More ›
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Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›
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Epigenetics: Performing the Genome

Epigenetics is surpassing genetics in distinction, just as the pianist gets the applause and not the piano. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: There’s Nothing Funny About Evolution

Is a sense of humor a byproduct, an accident, or was it installed on purpose? For better health? There definitely seems to be a purpose. Read More ›
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Photo credit: West Point, U.S. Military Academy, via Flickr (cropped).

Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?

Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly. Read More ›
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The Myth of “Darwinian Medicine”

The very admission that Darwinism has had no role in medical science is a telling argument not for its inclusion, but for its irrelevance. Read More ›
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Doctor’s Diary: The Ultimate Engineer

The 4-4-4 rule says that we would perish without oxygen for four minutes, water for four days, or food for four weeks. Read More ›
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Soccer and Human Exceptionalism

About a billion people watched the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. That’s around 1/7th of the world’s population. Read More ›

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