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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 29, 2019

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, abortionists, anti-science, babies, embryology, fetal pain, fetus, medicine, Michael Egnor, neuroscience, New York State, New York Times, pain, science denial}

Fetal Pain – Another Case Where the “Science Denial” Insult Has Been Misapplied

_{David Klinghoffer
January 29, 2019

Medicine

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It’s a blatant untruth that “fetuses cannot feel pain,” as neuroscientist Michael Egnor explains. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 28, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Caltech, chemical reaction, DNA, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, industry, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, medicine, mutations, Nobel Prize, oxymoron, proteins, science, sequence space, universe, University of Missouri}

#5 of Our Top Stories of 2018: It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

_{Ann Gauger
December 28, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Intelligent Design

5}

In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
November 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Linguistics
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, __k-review, birth, cell biology, developing world, disease, DNA, empathy, Euripides, gene, great apes, human body, infants, labor, medicine, molecular biology, mothers, mutations, Nathan Lents, nurse, pelvis, The Human Evolution Blog, theory of mind, vitamin B12, vitamin C}

Biologist Nathan Lents: Beauty in Error

_{Ann Gauger
November 13, 2018

Evolution, Linguistics, Reproductive Science

4}

He has a different take on imperfection, one more optimistic than one might expect from someone who writes about what’s wrong with us. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
October 24, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, __edited, aliens, Arthur Eddington, beauty, bioinformatics, biomimicry, Christianity, DNA, ENCODE, faith, Houston Baptist University, intelligent design, Johannes Kepler, medicine, Michael Egnor, natural world, science, Science and the Mind of the Maker, scientific revolution, surgery, theism, Walter Bradley Center}

Melissa Cain Travis Introduces the “Maker Thesis”

_{Sarah Chaffee
October 24, 2018

Faith & Science, Intelligent Design, Technology

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Science reveals a transcendent mind, and mind enables science. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
October 19, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, Canada, doctors, euthanasia, medicine, Ontario, palliative care, patients}

In Canada, Euthanasia Yes — Palliative Care, Not So Much

_{Wesley J. Smith
October 19, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

Canada has created a positive right to euthanasia — including coercing dissenting doctors. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
October 4, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Caltech, chemical reaction, DNA, Douglas Axe, E. coli, enzymes, evolution, Frances Arnold, George P. Smith, Gregory P. Winter, industry, intelligent design, Matti Leisola, medicine, mutations, Nobel Prize, oxymoron, proteins, science, sequence space, universe, University of Missouri}

It’s Not “Evolution” — A Nobel Prize for Engineering Enzymes

_{Ann Gauger
October 4, 2018

Biochemistry, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

In effect, protein engineers are using the power of random change plus intelligent design to see what if anything will improve function. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 23, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, aging, Alzheimer’s, cancer, death, disease, duty to die, elderly, Ezekiel Emanuel, Hastings Center Report, health, health insurance, John Hardwig, life, medical care, medicine, rationing, University of Illinois, utilitarianism}

A “Healthspan” Duty to Die for the Elderly?

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 23, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

3}

University of Illinois professor S. Jay Olshansky argues that it is time to shift medicine’s focus — starting at age 65 — away from “life extension.” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
September 12, 2018

Categories
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, cancer, Charlotte’s Web, doctors, euthanasia, grandchildren, homicide, medicine, morphine, mother, New York Times}

A Daughter’s Lament

_{Wesley J. Smith
September 12, 2018

Medicine

4}

A New York Times writer asks, “Could I Kill My Mother?” Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
August 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, abortion, Australia, authoritarianism, Canada, conscientious objection, doctors, health care, Hippocratic Oath, human rights, medical conscience, medicine, nurses, Ontario, pharmacists, progressive, suicide}

The Drive to Obliterate “Medical Conscience”

_{Wesley J. Smith
August 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

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An international effort seeks to transform abortion into a positive right, which would require the state to guarantee access. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
July 8, 2018

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __k-review, assisted suicide, doctors, emergency room, health care, hospice, medicine, mental health, oncology, patients, suicide crisis, terminal illness}

“Zero Suicide” Project Forgets about Assisted Suicide

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 8, 2018

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

It rarely fails. I see a news story lauding a suicide-prevention program. But then I check it out. Read More ›