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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 4, 2021

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, body size, CELS 2021, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Drosophila, eggs, embryo, fruit flies, intelligent design, macromutations, metabolism, natural genetic engineering, phenotype, phenotypic plasticity, transposable elements}

Studies on Insect Wings Validate Engineering Models for Adaptation

_{Brian Miller
October 4, 2021

Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The “long-winged” phenotype is generated if the environmental conditions deteriorate due to reduced food supply or overpopulation. Read More ›

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
May 19, 2021

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, "poor design", amino acids, biology textbooks, carbon, constraints, development, Drosophila, elements, embryology, Erika DeBenedictis, glycolysis, human genome, intelligent design, metabolism, Michael Denton, optimality, Princeton University, TEDx talk}

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

_{Emily Reeves
May 19, 2021

Biology, Intelligent Design

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I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
December 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, annus horribilis, Brian Miller, cells, Charles Thaxton, Colorado School of Mines, Darwinism, Dean Kenyon, experts, Guillermo Gonzalez, intelligent design, James Tour, Jonathan Wells, Marvin Olasky, metabolism, Privileged Species, Psalms, Rice University, Roger Olsen, scientists, Seattle, Stephen Meyer, Texas A&M, textbooks, The Miracle of the Cell, The Mystery of Life’s Origin, virtue-signaling, Walter Bradley, World Magazine}

Life’s Origin — A “Mystery” Made Accessible

_{David Klinghoffer
December 2, 2020

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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If you “listen to the experts,” or anyway some of the experts, cells are “little bags of garbage” and Miller-Urey is a “true simulation of prebiotic chemistry.” Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
November 9, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Physics
Tagged
, agency, biophysicists, cells, chemical reactions, Darwinian evolution, Energy, entropy, free energy, Helen Hansma, hydrothermal vents, information, intelligent agents, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Leslie Orgel, metabolism, Michael Russell, molecular machines, molecules, natural selection, population genetics, RNA, RNA world, self-replication, thermodynamics}

Do Origin-of-Life Researchers Now Accept Intelligent Design?

_{Brian Miller
November 9, 2020

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Physics

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A reader must ask if an RNA molecule could possibly govern chemical reactions, suppress free-riders, support co-operators, and act in its own self-interest. Read More ›

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Date
October 15, 2020

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, appendix, astrophysics, biochemists, cancer, cells, chemical reactions, copper, earth, elements, French National Centre for Scientific Research, gold, heavy elements, human beings, intelligent design, iron, Live Science, lysosomes, magnesium, manganese, metabolism, Michael Denton, Nature Communications, The Miracle of the Cell, therapeutics, transition metals, zinc}

Does Gold Have a Purpose? Science Hints at Answers

_{Science & Culture
October 15, 2020

Biology, Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics

8}

A gold rush makes sense. But a copper rush? Not so much. And yet, perhaps there is more to gold than aesthetics. Read More ›

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Date
September 3, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemical evolution, DNA, early Earth, Eric Anderson, evolution, Günter Bechly, hopeful monster, human origins, ID the Future, membranes, metabolism, New Scientist, podcast, RNA, Rob Stadler}

“Radical New Theory” on the Origin of Life?

_{Science & Culture
September 3, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Some recent work suggests it all happened at once in a sort of “chemical big bang.” Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
July 25, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, atmosphere, civilization, combustion, earth, fire, Fire-Maker series, gases, gravity, mankind, metabolism, metals, Mount Everest, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, respiration, Stone Age}

By Design, Earth Is a Planet Fit for Fire

_{Michael Denton
July 25, 2020

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

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As we have seen so far in this series, fire was an absolutely crucial component in humanity’s rise to civilization and technology. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
June 17, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, bacteria, citrate, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian mechanism, devolution, E. coli, eLife, evolution, fatty acids, genes, genetic information, Long Term Evolution Experiment, metabolism, Michigan State University, mutations, oxygen, Richard Lenski}

Citrate Death Spiral

_{Michael Behe
June 17, 2020

Evolution

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Michigan State University biologist Richard Lenski and collaborators have just published a terrific new paper. Read More ›

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Date
April 2, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Reproductive 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 & 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 ›

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Date
January 2, 2020

Categories
Anatomy
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Arizona State University, Biomimetics, cilia, electricity, genes, genomes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, junk DNA, materials science, metabolism, Michael Behe, miRNA, photosynthesis, physiology, spiders, swimming, Tohoku University, University of North Carolina, University of Otago}

Care for Appetizers? Electric Proteins, Spidey Sense, and More

_{Science & Culture
January 2, 2020

Anatomy, Intelligent Design

8}

Welcome to the second day of the New Year! Like tasty sliders, these short news stories should get the juices flowing for big developments in 2020. Read More ›