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plasma membrane
Photo: Plasma membrane, by Krishna satya 333, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The “Clumping” Problem and the Origin of Life

In the 1970s, biochemist Sidney Fox and colleagues believed they had uncovered primitive cell membrane-like structures called protenoid microspheres. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

New Research Finds Molecular Machines Are Even More Amazing than Behe Realized

With better imaging and analysis techniques, details about icons of design are coming into clearer focus. The icons are looking better than ever. Read More ›
Phage 2
Photo: Bacteriophages help us by destroying invasive bacteria, by Dr. Graham Beards / CC BY-SA.

Viruses: An Intelligent Design Perspective

Certainly, in a context of global anxiety, this is a subject that needs to be approached with sensitivity and humility. Read More ›
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evolution
Image credit: Steve Long via Unsplash.

The Evolution of the Eye, Demystified

Michael Behe in 2006 and Jonathan Wells in 2017 wrote about the irreducible complexity of the light-sensing cascade that makes vision possible. Read More ›
Grand Prismatic Spring
epigenetics
Photo: Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, by Brocken Inaglory [CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL].

Genetics and Epigenetics — New Problems for Darwinism

Scientists watched microbes inherit extreme acid resistance in Yellowstone hot springs not through genetics, but through epigenetics. Read More ›
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Microscopic view of cell membrane structure, illustrating semi-permeable lipid bilayer with embedded proteins, regulating molecular transport and maintaining cellular integrity.
lipid bilayer
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Interview: Biochemist Explains Why Lipids Are “Designed Objects”

The scientist, a researcher at one of Israel's institutes of higher education, asked that his identity be kept in confidence. Read More ›

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