Tag: Francis Collins

Glittering dna helix with golden particles in a biotech concept

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 11, 2026

Categories
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, acetyl tags, biochemical functionality, BioEssays, biological codes, Biological Theory, biology, code, control, convergence, DNA, ENCODE project, evolution, First Things, Forrest Mims, Francis Collins, genes, Genome Biology and Evolution, Human Genome Project, information, information compression, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, methyl tags, Michael Levin, mind, ontogenetic information, paradigm shift, phylogenetic signal, phylogenomic conflict, Platonism, random mutations, repetitive DNA, Richard Sternberg, Science (journal), science stopper, Simon Conway Morris, Third Way of Evolution, Tufts University, William Dembski, Winston Ewert}

Thirty Years of Intelligent Design Predicting the Unexpected Genome

_{Casey Luskin
August 11, 2026

Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Jonathan Wells’s review was important, but it only scratches the surface of information in biology outside of the DNA. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
May 10, 2026

Categories
Biology
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, aliens, biologists, Carl Jung, Casey Luskin, Christianity, clergy, disclosure, Disclosure Day, DNA, extraterrestrials, Flying Saucers (book), Francis Collins, government, Human Genome Project, intelligent design, Michael Denton, molecular machines, Neil deGrasse Tyson, New York Times, pastors, planets, religious beliefs, Richard Dawkins, social media, spiritual beings, Steven Spielberg, theaters, Townhall, UFOs, universe}

Luskin: Alien Life Would Challenge Evolution, Not Religion

_{David Klinghoffer
May 10, 2026

Biology, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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A theme in social media chatter has been that the disclosure will challenge religious beliefs, and that it may be a “psyop” directed against Christian faith. Read More ›

Stack of educational journals and research articles High quality images

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, BioLogos, Cambridge University Press, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Iowa State University, John Angus Campbell, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, mutations, Nobel Prize, Of Pandas and People, Origin of Species, peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewed research, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, protein science, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, The Design Inference, type III secretion system}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

_{Casey Luskin
December 18, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
August 5, 2025

Categories
Ethics
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Christians, culture, Francis Collins, German, Hannah Arendt, Holocaust, homelessness, ideology, intelligent design, John West, materialism, prestige, riots, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, Stockholm Syndrome, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, Sweden, Yiddish}

Hannah Arendt and Stockholm Syndrome

_{David Klinghoffer
August 5, 2025

Ethics, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Will Spencer talked with John West about his book on the coopting of Christian leaders. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
June 9, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, atheism, Barry Arrington, Big Bang, chaos, Christianity, Colorado, Columbine High School, cosmic fine-tuning, Daniel Dennett, Darwin on Trial, David Hume, Discovery Institute, Douglas Axe, Enlightenment, evidence, Evolution News, Francis Collins, Friedrich Nietzsche, intelligent design, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., materialism, Michael Behe, On the Origin of Species, Phillip E. Johnson, Richard Dawkins, specified complexity, Supreme Court, The Blind Watchmaker, The Design Inference, theistic evolution, tribalism, Uncommon Descent, Unforgetting God, University of Texas, Voltaire, Western civilization, William A. Dembski}

Interview: New Book Advances Skepticism as a Solution to Materialist Ideology

_{William A. Dembski
June 9, 2025

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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"The book's cover features Friedrich Nietzsche and Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn holding opposite ends of a rope as they play tug of war for the soul of the West." Read More ›

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Author
John G. West

Date
May 12, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Scientific Trustworthiness
Tagged
, Anthony Fauci, anti-science, BioLogos, climate change, Congress, COVID, Darwinian evolution, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), Evangelical Christians, evolutionists, Federal Government, fossil fuels, Francis Collins, Harvard University, Jay Bhattacharya, John West, junk science, mice, Michael Behe, misinformation, pandemic, Research, Richard Dawkins, scientific atheists, scientism, skepticism, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity, taxpayers, Trump Administration, universities, University of Pittsburgh, Washington DC}

Group Founded by Francis Collins Launches PR Campaign for “Science”

_{John G. West
May 12, 2025

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Scientific Trustworthiness

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If your research at Harvard costs $1 million to conduct, Harvard will get an extra payment of nearly $900,000 to sweeten the deal. Who wouldn’t want free money? Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 29, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abortion, Bible, biology, Brian Miller, chance, Charles Colson, Christianity, Darwinism, Discovery Institute, evolution, Evolution News, faith and science, Francis Collins, human life, intelligent design, John Zmirak, Judaism, National Institutes of Health, Plato's Revenge, Protestants, religious schools, Roman Catholic, Smithsonian Institution, Stephen Meyer, universe}

Darwin and the Fragility of Faith

_{David Klinghoffer
April 29, 2025

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

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Physicist Brian Miller wrote earlier today with a wonderful concision about why Richard Sternberg’s immaterial genome spells doom for Darwinism. Read More ›

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Date
April 7, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academic freedom, Anthony Fauci, COVID-19, epidemiologists, Francis Collins, free speech, Jay Bhattacharya, lockdowns, National Institutes of Health, Newsweek, Scott Atlas, The Free Press, The New England Journal of Medicine, Washington Post, Wesley J. Smith}

At NIH, Bhattacharya Wants to Restore Open Inquiry

_{Science & Culture
April 7, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Scientific Freedom

5}

Restoring open discussion is certainly worth a try. Science advances more from doubt than from certainty. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 30, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, censorship, COVID-19, DOGE, Donald Trump, Francis Collins, hysteria, ideology, innovation, Jay Bhattacharya, National Institutes of Health, PhD students, reform, research funding, scientific debate, scientists, Trump Administration}

Hysteria in the Science Sector Over DOGE

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 30, 2025

Bioethics, Medicine, Scientific Freedom

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Whatever problems now exist for the public medical research funding sector, the disappointing Francis Collins helped create them. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 28, 2025

Categories
Bioethics
Faith & Science
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, academia, beliefs, Center for Science and Culture, COVID-19, Donald Trump, epidemiologists, Evangelical Christians, faith and science, fear, Francis Collins, Jay Bhattacharya, John West, media, National Institutes of Health, Politico, promotions, Stockholm Syndrome Christianity}

Congratulations to Jay Bhattacharya, Replacing Francis Collins at NIH!

_{David Klinghoffer
March 28, 2025

Bioethics, Faith & Science, Scientific Freedom

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How can our country get more Bhattacharyas and fewer Collinses? That is one way of phrasing the question that Dr. West sets out to answer. Read More ›