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Barnyard Biology Is a Hit in Idaho

Country people obviously know something about biology, and to run a wheatland farm these days also requires executive skills. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer Explains “Exotic Naturalism”

Atheists are multiplying exotic and unobserved entities to hold at bay a much simpler and more reasonable explanation for the evidence. Read More ›
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The First “Simple” Self-Replicator?

Let's imagine trying to design something as "simple" as a self-replicating cardboard box. Read More ›
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Squirrel Acrobatics Amaze Scientists

The other day, walking down a tree-lined street, we were startled by a sudden crash and scramble at our feet.  Read More ›
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Physicist Brian Miller: Nanotech, Origin of Life, and Area 51

Dr. Miller offers an illustrative story: Imagine that what looks for all the world like an alien spaceship is discovered in the desert. Read More ›
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Meyer, Atheists, and Christians Discuss the God Hypothesis

If you’re in the area of Genesee, Idaho, Steve Meyer will be leading an event tonight on “How Science Points to God.” The main program runs from 6:30 to 8 pm. Read More ›
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Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

New BIO-Complexity Paper Details Complexity of Function and Assembly of Bacterial Flagellum

The author, Dean Schulz, an engineer with a PhD in computer science, takes a “bottom up” approach. Read More ›
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Why This Virus Is No Threat to Intelligent Design

A journal article suggests that an impressive instance of unguided evolution has been directly witnessed. Read More ›
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Luskin at The Federalist — Freedom Is Threatened; Now Will You Listen?

Critics of Darwinian theory have faced exactly such a campaign — not just recently but going back a couple of decades. Read More ›
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Pseudogenes Aren’t Nonfunctional Relics that Refute Intelligent Design

These claims represent a classic but false “junk DNA” argument against intelligent design. Read More ›

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