laboratory Type post Author Brian Miller Date November 9, 2020 CategoriesChemistryIntelligent DesignOrigin of LifePhysics Tagged , agency, biophysicists, cells, chemical reaction, chemical reactions, Darwinian evolution, Elbert Branscomb, Energy, entropy, free energy, geothermal vents, Helen Hansma, hydrothermal vents, information, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Leslie Orgel, metabolism, mica sheets, Michael Russell, molecular engines, molecular machines, molecules, natural selection, population genetics, proton gradient, RNA, RNA world, Ronald Fisher, self-replication, thermodynamics Do Origin-of-Life Researchers Now Accept Intelligent Design? Brian Miller November 9, 2020 Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics 8 A reader must ask if an RNA molecule could possibly govern chemical reactions, suppress free-riders, support co-operators, and act in its own self-interest. Read More ›
Type post Date February 23, 2012 CategoriesEvolutionLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review, Darwin, Darwinism, geothermal vents, Michael Denton, origin of life, PNAS Does the Chemistry of the Cell Point to Its Origin in Darwin’s “Warm Little Pond”? Science and Culture February 23, 2012 Evolution, Life Sciences 1 There is no evidence that the authors of a recent paper in PNAS have accurately described the environment in which the first cells formed. Read More ›
Type post Author Michael Flannery Date February 23, 2012 CategoriesEvolution Tagged , __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Darwin, Darwin's Heretic (Alfred Wallace), evolution, geothermal vents, Jerry Coyne, origin of life, PNAS, Skeptico When Science Becomes Polemic: My Reply to Jerry Coyne’s Interview at Skeptiko Michael Flannery February 23, 2012 Evolution 1 There appear to be only two possible reasons for Wallace's conspicuous absence in Jerry Coyne's book. Read More ›
