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McLatchie Explains Design Implications of DNA Replication

Dr. McClatchie notes its “primitive” nature — meaning, not a lack of sophistication (quite the opposite!) but that life at the most basic level depends on it. Read More ›
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Fact Check: Has a Study Shown “How Bacteria Evolved Powered-Up Propellers”?

This is a classic case of the media overstating the evidence for some evolutionary claim.  Read More ›
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Rigorous and Design‑Focused: Discovery Institute’s Homeschool High-School Science Courses

Give your high‑schooler a course that sparks curiosity today and prepares them for the science of tomorrow. Read More ›
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New Article from James Tour Undermines a Pillar of Origin-of-Life Theories

Proteins and RNA degrade at rates that render their spontaneous formation under natural, undirected conditions highly implausible. Read More ›
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Inhibit the Mind? Scopes Revisionism Can End

The centennial of the Scopes Trial is a good time to set the record straight. Here’s a way to turn the tables on the stereotype. Read More ›
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How Did the Designer Do It? 

It seems the debate has not progressed much in a century and a half. Clearly, these evolutionary theorists think they have an unanswerable line of attack here. Read More ›
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“Do You Believe in Evolution?” A Question for Stephen Meyer

That’s a good question that could start a very productive conversation about the origin and development of life on Earth. Read More ›
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Recurring Design Logic in Living Systems

Architects, painters, musicians, and other creators apply recognizable patterns of thinking to their craft. Read More ›
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One Hundred Years After Scopes, It’s “Scopes-in-Reverse”

Casey Luskin tried to contact the folks at Vanderbilt about the lock-out, but no one even bothered to get back to him. Read More ›
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Are Scientists Allowed to Consider Unscientific Explanations? 

Let’s consider a narrower field. Geology, as everyone knows, is concerned with the natural processes that act upon the earth. Read More ›

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