Tag: genetic similarity

Digital illustration DNA structure in blue background

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Author
Jonathan Witt

Date
October 17, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adenine, Ann Gauger, California, Cambridge, cytosine, Dartmouth College, Darwinists, DNA, England, evolution, Evolution News and Science Today, genes, Genesis, genetic similarity, Gold Rush, guanine, Hebrews, ID the Future, intelligent design, Melchizedek, mutations, non-coding DNA, ORFanID, orphan genes, Paul Nelson, PLOS ONE, proteins, relatedness, salvo, Stephen Meyer, taxonomically restricted genes, thymine, War and Peace}

Darwin’s Orphan Foe: A Gene Army Comes for Darwinism

_{Jonathan Witt
October 17, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Evolutionary theory led evolutionists to expect these genes to be rare. As it turns out, they aren’t. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 24, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, Casey Luskin, chimpanzees, common ancestor, common ancestry, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, DNA, Erika DeBenedictis, evolution, gap divergence, genetic similarity, gibbon, Gone with the Wind, gorillas, Gutsick Gibbon, human origins, humans, intelligent design, National Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, Smithsonian Institution, Trump Administration, YouTube videos}

As Luskin Debunks 1 Percent Myth, Evolutionists Fire Wildly in Response

_{David Klinghoffer
July 24, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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The myth matters because a toxic lie being advanced in our culture denies the exceptional status of human beings in nature. Many evils follow from that denial. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 23, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), chimpanzees, common ancestry, DNA, evolution, gap differences, genetic difference, genetic similarity, genome, human exceptionalism, human origins, humans, intelligent design, junk DNA, Museum of Natural History, Nature (journal), protein-coding regions, Smithsonian Institution, waiting-time problem}

What’s the Best Explanation for Human-Chimp Genetic Differences?

_{Casey Luskin
May 23, 2025

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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We have broken a major story about a recently published study showing that the human and chimp genomes are 14.0 percent to 14.9 percent different. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
August 9, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, common ancestry, common design, dependency graph, Erika, evolution, genes, genetic similarity, Gutsick Gibbon, intelligent design, nested hierarchy, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, Todd Wood, Tree of Life, Winston Ewert, YouTube videos}

Yes, Winston Ewert’s Dependency Graph Is a Real Model

_{Emily Reeves
August 9, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The fact that known natural biological processes can produce non-tree-like patterns is problematic not for ID proponents but for proponents of common ancestry. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
August 4, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, common ancestry, common design, CRISPR-Cas9, dependency graph, Discovery Institute, Dogs, evolution, genetic code, genetic similarity, Gutsick Gibbon, health, intelligent design, S. Joshua Swamidass, separate ancestry, Winston Ewert, YouTube videos}

I Got Critiqued by YouTuber Gutsick Gibbon

_{Emily Reeves
August 4, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Erika is pursuing her Master’s of Research in Primate Biology, Behavior and Conservation and is the creator of hundreds of punchy, entertaining YouTube videos. Read More ›

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Date
September 24, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, chimpanzees, Colin Reeves, common ancestor, common descent, common design, Darwinian mechanism, David Snoke, DNA, genetic similarity, genome, humans, mice, molecular clock, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, sequencing, theistic evolution, Washington University, Winston Ewert}

Response to Swamidass: Confusion in a Review of Theistic Evolution

_{Science and Culture
September 24, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science

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It’s worth engaging him, since Swamidass is the relatively rare critic of ID who works at tackling arguments for design in a substantive fashion. Read More ›

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Date
January 18, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and the Genome, Ann Gauger, apes, Colin Reeves, common ancestry, common design, Dennis Venema, evolution, Francis Collins, genetic similarity, gorillas, humans, intelligent design, Ola Hössjer, orangutan, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology}

Adam and the Genome and Human-Ape Genetic Similarity

_{Science and Culture
January 18, 2018

Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design

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Perhaps, humans, gorillas, and orangutans were designed based upon a common blueprint. Read More ›

Young boy and chimpanzee, both with open mouths in excitement or surprise, side by outdoor setting

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 2, 2017

Categories
Evolutionary Psychology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __nedited, 1 percent myth, Ann Gauger, common ancestry, evolutionary psychology, genetic similarity, homology, junk science, persistent scientific errors, Politics}

Fake Science: “About 99 Percent of Our DNA Is Identical to That of Chimpanzees”

_{David Klinghoffer
January 2, 2017

Evolutionary Psychology, Human Origins and Anthropology

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With fine timing, our colleague Sarah Chaffee has lately offered a four-part interview with Discovery Institute biologist Ann Gauger. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 16, 2016

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, 1 percent myth, chimp genome, common descent, common design, genetic similarity, human genome, persistent scientific errors, waiting-time problem}

In Arguments for Common Ancestry, Scientific Errors Compound Theoretical Problems

_{Casey Luskin
May 16, 2016

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Our Discovery Institute colleague Cornelius Hunter has offered a response to Dr. Joshua Swamidass's arguments. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
March 10, 2014

Categories
Anatomy
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __edited, 1 percent myth, anatomy, chromosome, gene expression, gene sequences, genetic similarity, human uniqueness, language, Reductionism, science}

The Mismeasure of Man: Why Popular Ideas about Human-Chimp Comparisons Are Misleading or Wrong

_{Ann Gauger
March 10, 2014

Anatomy, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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You have probably heard that our DNA, the stuff that makes us human, is only 1% different from chimps. Read More ›