Tag: Journal of Theoretical Biology

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
September 11, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, ATP, Barbara McClintock, cellular behavior, Daniel Nicholson, evolution, gene expression, genome, heterogeneity, intelligence, Jacques Monod, Journal of Theoretical Biology, machine, machine conception of the cell, mind, molecular biology, motor proteins, Nobel Prize, protein complexes}

Cellular Cognition? So Much for Darwinism!

_{Robert Shedinger
September 11, 2023

Evolution, Neuroscience & Mind

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Following up in considering Daniel Nicholson’s challenge to the machine concept of the cell, I will examine intracellular transport and cellular behavior. Read More ›

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Author
Robert F. Shedinger

Date
September 7, 2023

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Barbara McClintock, cells, cellular behavior, cellular cognition, Chance and Necessity, circuitry, cognition, Daniel Nicholson, DNA, electronic circuitry, function, Jacques Monod, Journal of Theoretical Biology, machine, machine conception of the cell, machine metaphor, membranes, molecular biology, nucleic acids, proteins, self-assembly, Sewall Wright}

Is the Cell a Machine, or More Like a Mind?

_{Robert Shedinger
September 7, 2023

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

7}

At least as we’re accustomed to thinking in our age of AI, the alternative to a machine is a mind. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Metaphysics
Tagged
, analogy, ATP synthase, Bruce Alberts, Cell (journal), historical sciences, Hubert Yockey, humans, intelligence, intelligent agency, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, machines, mutations, natural selection, Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, specified information, theology, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

No, Intelligent Design Doesn’t Reason by Analogy; Here’s Why

_{Casey Luskin
August 8, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Metaphysics

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We also see machines in living systems. That’s not to say that cells or living systems on the whole are “machines,” but they do contain machines. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 25, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Arabidopsis thaliana, cabbage, Darwin-skeptics, DNA, evolution, genome, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, mustard, mutation rate, mutations, Nature (journal), non-random mutation, proteins, random mutations, Research, thale cress, waiting-time problem}

Merry Christmas! #8 Story of 2022: “Non-Random” Mutations

_{Casey Luskin
December 25, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

7}

The study was able to directly measure mutations after they occurred in the plant but before mutations could have been affected by natural selection. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 12, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "God of the gaps", argument from ignorance, convergence, creationists, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Douglas Axe, evolution, evolutionary biologists, Galápagos Islands, genetic information, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, Michael Behe, microevolution, mutations, peer-reviewed journals, Professor Dave, speciation, Stephen Meyer, waiting-time problem, young people, YouTubers}

“Crazy Stuff”? Dave Farina on the Waiting Time Problem

_{Günter Bechly
December 12, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

65}

The formulation “crazy stuff” of course implicitly suggests that this is a pseudo-problem invented by evil and stupid creationists. Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
September 30, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Darwinian mechanism, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute, evo-devo, evolution, Fossil Friday (series), fossil record, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, Living Waters, macroevolution, Martin Nowak, mathematical model, mutations, Ola Hössjer, Pakicetus, paleontology, peer-reviewed literature, population size, Professor Dave, recombination, waiting-time problem, walking whales}

Fossil Friday: Walking Whales and Why All Critiques of the Waiting Time Problem Fail

_{Günter Bechly
September 30, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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These fossils are often celebrated as missing links and a success story for Darwinism. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
February 18, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Arabidopsis thaliana, cabbage, Darwin-skeptics, DNA, evolution, genome, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, mustard, mutation rate, mutations, Nature (journal), non-random mutation, proteins, random mutations, Research, thale cress, waiting-time problem}

New Study in Nature Showing “Non-Random” Mutation Spells Trouble for Neo-Darwinism

_{Casey Luskin
February 18, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

6}

The study was able to directly measure mutations after they occurred in the plant but before mutations could have been affected by natural selection. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 30, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, arthropods, Avalon explosion, binding sites, Cambrian Explosion, Discovery Institute, DNA, evolution, fossil record, Günter Bechly, ID research program, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, marbles, mutations, nucleotides, Ola Hössjer, peer-reviewed literature, polynomial, regulatory regions, Springer, Stochastic Processes and Applications, tetrapods, vascular plants, waiting-time problem}

#3 Story of 2021: In Mainstream Journal, ID Theorists on “Waiting Time” Problem for Coordinated Mutations

_{Casey Luskin
December 30, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

The paper is authored by three key scientists in the intelligent design (ID) research program: Ola Hössjer, Günter Bechly, Ann Gauger. Read More ›

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post

Author
William A. Dembski

Date
December 25, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cas9, Casey Luskin, coordination, CRISPR, Darwinian evolution, ENCODE, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, Feng Zhang, Ferrari, Francis Collins, gene editing, genetic defects, genetic enhancements, George Church, germ line, humans, Huntington’s disease, incrementalism, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jennifer Doudna, John Bodnar, John West, Journal of Theoretical Biology, junk DNA, Michael Behe, natural history, natural selection, predictions, Richard Dawkins, sickle cell disease, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Language of God}

Merry Christmas! #8 Story of 2021: An ID Prediction for CRISPR Gene Editing

_{William A. Dembski
December 25, 2021

Evolution, Intelligent Design

12}

From an design perspective, there is no compelling reason to think that CRISPR gene editing will constitute an enhancement tool for building superior humans. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 18, 2021

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, arthropods, Avalon explosion, binding sites, Cambrian Explosion, Discovery Institute, DNA, evolution, fossil record, Günter Bechly, ID research program, intelligent design, Journal of Theoretical Biology, marbles, mutations, nucleotides, Ola Hössjer, peer-reviewed, peer-reviewed literature, polynomial, regulatory regions, Springer, Stochastic Processes and Applications, tetrapods, vascular plants, waiting-time problem}

In Mainstream Journal, ID Theorists Explore “Waiting Times” for Coordinated Mutations

_{Casey Luskin
August 18, 2021

Biochemistry, Evolution, Genetics

7}

The paper is authored by three key scientists in the intelligent design (ID) research program: Ola Hössjer, Günter Bechly, Ann Gauger. Read More ›