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ID-Friendly Biomimetic Research Continues Apace

The word “biomimetics” entered the dictionary in 1974. In the 45 years since, scientists have found design inspiration in everything biological from molecules to mammals. Read More ›
Steven Bruckbauer
Behe
Photo credit: Did these three undergrads, working with postdoc Steven Bruckbauer, watch “evolution happen in real time”? By Robin Davies, via University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Testing Behe’s Principle that Darwin Devolves

We looked at some papers claiming to see evolution happening in real time, to see if natural selection has actually invented a new function, or just broke an existing function. Read More ›
Dickinsonia costata
junk science
Photo at top: Dickinsonia costata from the Ediacaran of Australia, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

#6 of Our Top Stories of 2018: Dickinsonia Probably Not an Ediacaran Animal

So, do high levels of cholesterol biomarkers really suggest an animal affinity of Dickinsonia? Read More ›
Dickinsonia costata
junk science
Photo at top: Dickinsonia costata from the Ediacaran of Australia, by Verisimilus at English Wikipedia [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY 2.5 ], from Wikimedia Commons.

Why Dickinsonia Was Most Probably Not an Ediacaran Animal

So, do high levels of cholesterol biomarkers really suggest an animal affinity of Dickinsonia? Read More ›

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