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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
December 22, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A Mousetrap for Darwin, blood clotting, Eric Anderson, evolution, evolutionary theory, function, ID the Future, intelligent design, irreducibly complex systems, Kenneth Miller, Michael Behe, mousetrap, podcast, Russell Doolittle}

Blood Clotting Remains a Mousetrap for Darwin

_{Jonathan Witt
December 22, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

1}

According to Michael Behe, his critics have managed to provide little more than hand-waving, smoke screens, and the sweeping of crucial problems under the rug. Read More ›

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Date
December 19, 2020

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Tagged
, bacteria, birds, Darwinian theory, devolution, function, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, molecular evolution, peer-reviewed literature, The Quarterly Review of Biology, viruses}

Michael Behe: Evolution by Devolution

_{Science & Culture
December 19, 2020

Biochemistry, Evolution

1}

An example of this devolutionary process on a showy scale? Flightless island birds, devolved from birds that could fly. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
December 18, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, bacterial flagellum, Brown University, Cambridge University Press, Darwinian processes, Darwinism, Debating Design, function, Irreducible Complexity, John McDonald, John Polkinghorne, Kenneth Miller, Michael Ruse, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Paul Davies, Richard Swinburne, Stuart Kauffman, type III secretion system, William A. Dembski}

Excerpt: An Obstacle to Darwinian Evolution

_{Michael Behe
December 18, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Rather than showing how their theory could handle the obstacle, some Darwinists are hoping to get around irreducible complexity by verbal tap dancing. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 2, 2020

Categories
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, biological information, Brian Miller, cells, DNA, doctors, engineers, evolutionary biologists, expertise, experts, function, James Tour, redundancy, Rice University, synthetic organic chemistry, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, thermodynamics}

Preview: James Tour, Brian Miller on the Origin of “Data Risk Management” in DNA

_{David Klinghoffer
December 2, 2020

Engineering, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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If computer scientists build systems like that, and life at the DNA level also incorporates them, for the very same reasons, that’s rather suggestive. Read More ›

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Date
September 30, 2020

Categories
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Discovery Institute, fitness, form, function, ID the Future, intelligent design, locomotion, Michael Denton, podcast, primal blueprint, The Miracle of the Cell}

Michael Denton Explores the “Third Infinity”

_{Science & Culture
September 30, 2020

Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design

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The diversity of cells — their variety of form, function, and locomotion — is beyond describing, with some cells almost seeming sentient, indeed ingenious. Read More ›

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Date
July 22, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, ATP, bacteria, biophysicists, cell membranes, Cornell University, electricity, evolution, Florida, function, India, intelligent design, kinetic energy, microtubules, molecular machines, oxygen, PNAS, polarization, spectroscopy, water}

Biophysicists Find Water Wires Are Biological Information Channels

_{Science & Culture
July 22, 2020

Chemistry, Intelligent Design

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Do the authors of the study think this is intelligently designed? They almost say so. Read More ›

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Date
June 30, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apoptosis, babies, blood vessels, DNA, foresight, function, heart disease, miRNA, mRNA, Nature (journal), proteins, PTSD, ribose, RNA, thymine, tRNA, uracil}

In New Research, RNA Takes Center Stage

_{Science & Culture
June 30, 2020

Intelligent Design

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DNA has long been considered the “master molecule” in genetics, but its erstwhile servant, RNA, is gaining increased recognition for its many essential functions. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 19, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alvin Plantinga, biologists, Boston Review, Charles Darwin, chloroquine, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinian processes, Darwinists, designer, function, genes, H. Allen Orr, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, John McDonald, lungs, Michael Behe, Mount Rushmore, mouse, mousetrap, philosophers, Purdue University, The Design Inference, The Edge of Evolution, Where the Conflict Really Lies, William A. Dembski}

Philosophical-ish Objections to Intelligent Design: A Response to Paul Draper

_{Michael Behe
February 19, 2020

Intelligent Design

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Recently I was asked by several people whether I had ever responded to an old review of my book Darwin’s Black Box. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
February 4, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __edited, Charles Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian processes, evolution, function, HIV, information, natural selection, New Scientist, On the Origin of Species, proteins, random mutation, retroviruses, RNA, The Quarterly Review of Biology}

Important Medical Effects but Modest Mutations

_{Michael Behe
February 4, 2020

Evolution

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It’s important to remember that Darwinian factors are indeed real and can have important medical effects, but they only modify life around the edges. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
November 18, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, adenine, Andrew Moore, BioEssays, Biological Information: New Perspectives, cytosine, DNA, ENCODE, evolution, Francis Crick, function, genome, guanine, intelligent design, junk DNA, Leslie Orgel, narrative gloss, overlapping codes, proteins, selective pressure, thymine}

BioEssays Editor: “‘Junk’ DNA… Full of Information!” Including Genome-Sized “Genomic Code”

_{Casey Luskin
November 18, 2019

Intelligent Design

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How many times have we heard it claimed that the vast majority of the human genome is “junk” and therefore could not have been designed? Read More ›