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“Designed for [a] Purpose” — Heme Production Defeats Evolution

Hemoglobin is well known as the molecule that transfers oxygen in blood, but its precursor, heme, is lesser known. Read More ›
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CELS 2021 — A Report from the Trenches

In this workshop-like setting, a group of 60 biologists, engineers, medical practitioners, and researchers from related disciplines assembled for three days. Read More ›
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Photo: Clockwise from top left, Justin Brierley, Joshua Swamidass, and Michael Behe (screenshot).

A Physician Describes How Behe, and Intelligent Design, Changed His Mind

There’s no better tribute to the power of ideas than a changed mind. Erik Strandness is a physician in Spokane, WA, practicing neonatal medicine. Read More ›
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Why Water Is Important for Human Life — A Doctor Explains

Biologist Ray Bohlin and physician Howard Glicksman discuss the body’s wondrous control systems for using water. Read More ›
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What if Our Muscles Were Less Powerful?

As every medical student comes to learn when first dissecting the human body at medical school, our limbs are almost entirely composed of muscles. Read More ›
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The Human Body as a Biomimetic Inspiration

As symbols of the perfection of human form, one might consider the Venus de Milo or Michelangelo’s David. But those don’t show the insides. Read More ›
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Join Us: Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, April 23-25, in Southern California

The most spectacular example of an engineered living system is the human body, toward the invention of which the whole cosmos appears to have been very carefully aimed. Read More ›
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Dr. Geoffrey Simmons on Human Design — and Re-Creating It in Robots

Will robots ever experience empathy or other feelings, or develop a genuine sense of humor? Read More ›

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