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Human (animal) cell under microscope. 3d illustration
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Cellular Design: More than Information, It Is the Manifestation of an Idea

I’ll attempt to describe an additional aspect of living organisms that highlights their “wholeness” and negates the possibility of reducing life to information. Read More ›
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Wissenschaftler untersucht DNA-Gel
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Theistic Evolution Book Cites Debunked Icons

Professor Kuebler uses a classical argument for common descent, citing the universality of the genetic code. Read More ›
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Abandoned cabin in dark forest.
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Using the Logic of Surprise to Infer Cosmic Design

On a hike, you stumble upon a seemingly abandoned cabin in the woods. When you walk in, you notice a steaming cup of tea sitting on the table. Read More ›
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The Combinatorial Abyss: Why the Genetic Code Defies Chance

It is highly improbable that the genetic code could have evolved by gradual trial and error. Read More ›
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Sanger Sequencing. 3D illustration of a method of DNA sequencing.
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The Genetic Code: Two More Levels of Optimization

We have surveyed multiple levels at which the genetic code, far from a “frozen accident,” appears highly optimized across multiple independent constraints. Read More ›
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Male construction road worker holding a stop sign and directing traffic on the street. Traffic management
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Stop Signals in Disguise: How the Genetic Code Guards Against Frameshifts

A frameshift mutation occurs as the result of indels (insertions or deletions) of a number of nucleotides that is non-divisible by three. Read More ›
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DNA sequencing result, visualisation. Researches in genetics
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Introducing the Remarkable Genetic Code

The optimization of the genetic code for error minimization is made possible by the redundancy of the code. What is meant by redundancy? Read More ›
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Luskin: If Aliens Exist, They Were Designed Just Like We Were

I’m an agnostic on these purported technologically super-advanced creatures with their physics-defying crafts. Read More ›
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A Method in the Madness of “Degeneracy”: Here Is Another Genetic Code

The report from MIT doesn’t hesitate to call this a “newly discovered genetic code” or “alternate genetic code” with functional significance. Read More ›
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“Rewriting Code of Life” Sounds a Lot Like Intelligent Design

Modifying the genetic code is easy. Right? It would have to be, under an evolutionary understanding. Read More ›

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