traffic cop Type post Date April 2, 2020 CategoriesIntelligent DesignReproductive Science Tagged , __k-review, ATP, copper, ions, iron, Maxwell’s demon, metabolism, molecular biologists, Nature (journal), Nobel Prize, PNAS, potassium, proteins, Science Advances, Second Law of Thermodynamics, sodium Security Gates in the Cell Science and Culture April 2, 2020 Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science 8 A key characteristic of life is active transport: control over what enters and exits the cell. Closer looks reveal exquisite “selectivity filters” with moving parts that make active transport work. Read More ›
walnuts-3 Type post Date September 19, 2019 CategoriesIntelligent DesignLife Sciences Tagged , __edited, barnacles, BBC, Biomimetics, calcium, California, environmentalists, intelligent design, iron, materials science, mother-of-pearl, nacre, Paul Nelson, Penn State, spider silk, University of Connecticut Walnuts: Intelligent Design in a Nutshell — Literally Science and Culture September 19, 2019 Intelligent Design, Life Sciences 6 Walnut shells are found to create 3-D puzzles with tissues that even toothy squirrels can’t easily crack. Read More ›
meteorite 2 Type post Author Michael Egnor Date June 30, 2019 CategoriesGeologyOrigin of LifePhysical Sciences Tagged , __edited, archaea, astrobiology, Australia, bacteria, creation myth, DNA, enzymes, genetic code, Hollywood, information, intelligence, iron, materialism, meteorites Astrobiology: Searching for the Origin of Life, In All the Wrong Places Michael Egnor June 30, 2019 Geology, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences 3 Astrobiologists think they may have found where life came from — cyanide in meteorites! Read More ›
image Type post Date December 12, 2016 CategoriesBiochemistryChemistry Tagged , __nedited, carbon, causation, cytochrome c, defining terms, engineering, enzymes, homochirality, iron, laws of nature, Nature, polymerization, polymers, purpose, silicon, Star Trek Silicon-Based Life: If Scientists Repurpose an Enzyme, Is It Intelligent Design? Science and Culture December 12, 2016 Biochemistry, Chemistry 6 No living cell we know of produces carbon-silicon bonds, but scientists "evolved" a way to make cells produce them. Read More ›
