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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
September 8, 2022

Categories
Human Exceptionalism
Neuroscience & Mind
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Science
Tagged
, apes, chimpanzees, Closer to Truth, genomes, illusion, neurons, neuroscience, qualia, religion, Robert Lawrence Kuhn, rocks, self}

Can Red Have “Redness” if No Self Perceives It?

_{Denyse O’Leary
September 8, 2022

Human Exceptionalism, Neuroscience & Mind, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Science

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Is not the fact that we are having these discussions the best available evidence that we are not “just overgrown apes or undergrown apes”? Read More ›

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Date
May 20, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, chromosomes, cuttlefish, emotion, genomes, intelligence, invertebrates, mammals, memory, mollusks, Nautilus, octopuses, pain, scientists, squid}

Can Largely Rearranged Genomes Explain Why Octopuses Are So Smart?

_{Science & Culture
May 20, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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Even compared to each other, the genomes of three cephalopods studied had been broken up and extensively reorganized. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 5, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, BIO-Complexity, CSI, dependency graph, DNA, evolution, explanatory power, Forrest Mims, genomes, Human Genome Project, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, junk DNA, Kenneth Miller, medicine, Michael Behe, mutations, Nature Reviews Genetics, nested hierarchy, predictions, Richard Dawkins, RNA, Science (journal), Scientific American, selection, software, Susumu Ohno, systematics, The Positive Case for Intelligent Design (series), The Selfish Gene, Winston Ewert}

Does Darwinian Theory Make the Same Predictions as Intelligent Design?

_{Casey Luskin
May 5, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Richard Dawkins predicted that “a large fraction” of our genomes has no function, because, “The true ‘purpose’ of DNA is to survive, no more and no less." Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
March 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Psychology
Tagged
, amino acids, animation, ATP, dehydration, DNA, double helix, early Earth, enzyme, evolution, genomes, homochirality, hydration, intelligent design, intelligent designer, molecular machines, replication, scientific materialism, supercoiling, topoisomerases, transcription}

New Animation on Topoisomerase Demonstrates Irrationality of Denying Design Evidence in Biology

_{Brian Miller
March 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Psychology

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Replication or transcription of DNA stresses the macromolecule, resulting in supercoiling. Topoisomerase II relieves the stress. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
March 13, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Technology
Tagged
, biotechnology, children, family, fathers, gametes, genomes, in vitro fertilization, mothers, ovum, sperm}

Our Looming Procreative Anarchy

_{Wesley J. Smith
March 13, 2022

Bioethics, Medicine, Technology

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It is no secret that the traditional family is under unprecedented assault. But we haven’t seen anything yet. Read More ›

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Date
February 22, 2022

Categories
Biology
Ecology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, agriculture, Big Data, chihuahua, China, conservation, Darwin's Dilemma, Darwinism, eukaryotes, evolution, genomes, intelligent design, medicine, Paul Chien, phylogenetics, PNAS, species, Sweden, United States}

Will Earth BioGenome Project Vindicate Darwin?

_{Science & Culture
February 22, 2022

Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Life Sciences

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Compare the latest project to sequence everything to other megaprojects that may or may not answer evolutionary questions. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, cats, chimpanzees, common design, DNA, embryos, Emily Reeves, evolution, fossil record, genes, genomes, homology, horses, humans, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Khan Academy, orphan genes, Paul Nelson, phylogenetic trees, proteins, Richard Dawkins, students, teachers, Theodosius Dobzhansky, Tree of Life, Zombie Science (book)}

Khan Academy Misleads with Human-Chimp Genetic Similarity Argument for Common Ancestry

_{Casey Luskin
February 14, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences

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The video compares humans and chimps, saying the latter’s behaviors and facial expressions are “eerily human.” I could say the same thing about my cat. Read More ›

Adam and Eve, by Lucas Cranach the Younger

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 20, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1000 Genomes Project, Adam and Eve, alleles, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, chromosomes, DNA, genomes, heterozygosity, human origins, humans, Moon, mutations, population size, Steve Schaffner}

Human Genetic Variation — A Tale that Keeps on Telling

_{Ann Gauger
December 20, 2021

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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If the pockmarks on the moon showed this kind of specific array surrounding each crater, we would think someone was using the moon for target practice. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Cassell

Date
November 22, 2021

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animal behavior, antennae, butterflies, Canada, circadian clock, compound eyes, evolution, genomes, intelligent design, magnetic compass, Mexico, migration, monarch butterfly, navigation, neurobiology, Stonehenge, United States}

For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

_{Eric Cassell
November 22, 2021

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
March 22, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, animals, begging the question, Dickinsonia, DNA, Ediacaran animals, Evolution News, genomes, humans, Ikaria, Kimberella, logical fallacy, Mary Droser, Precambrian House of Cards Series, Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Russia, South Australia, Tribrachidium}

A Precambrian House of Cards

_{Günter Bechly
March 22, 2021

Evolution

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Wow, that's cool, they not only found the elusive Ediacaran animals but even could unravel their genomes!? Read More ›