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Author
Michael Egnor

Date
June 30, 2019

Categories
Geology
Origin of Life
Physical 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

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Astrobiologists think they may have found where life came from — cyanide in meteorites! Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2019

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, agency, asteroids, chance, Claude Shannon, earth, Erwin Schrödinger, evolutionists, extraterrestrials, Illustra Media, James Clerk Maxwell, materialists, Maxwell’s demon, meteorites, Nature (journal), Paul Davies, photosynthesis, proteins, Richard Dawkins, Turing Machine}

Crying “Chance, Chance” When There Is No Chance

_{Science & Culture
March 13, 2019

Biology, Intelligent Design

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Note the artfully deployed passive voice. One-way traffic “was finally counteracted by the launch of the first artificial satellites.” Who counteracted it? Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
April 11, 2018

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, astrophysics, ATP, Drake equation, earth, Ethan Siegel, evolution, extraterrestrial intelligence, Forbes, galaxy, meteorites, Milky Way, molecule, National Academy of Sciences, optimism, planets, rocks, science, SETI, supernova}

Updating the Drake Equation

_{Cornelius Hunter
April 11, 2018

Biology, Chemistry, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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The Drake equation is simply the product of a set of factors, estimating the number of active, technologically advanced, communicating civilizations in our galaxy. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
January 11, 2018

Categories
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, amber, CNN, extraterrestrial life, fly, life, meteorites, News, Open University, science, Science Advances, solar system}

From CNN, Vapid Science News Headline of the Day: “Ingredients for Life Found” in Space Rocks

_{David Klinghoffer
January 11, 2018

Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

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“Not exactly proof” of extraterrestrial life, they say? It’s not a “proof” at all. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
October 16, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, adenine, atmosphere, cytosine, dehydration, guanine, hydrolysis, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ribose, RNA, Signature in the Cell, sugars, thymine, uracil, UV radiation}

An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World

_{Stephen C. Meyer
October 16, 2017

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles." Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, early Earth, hydrothermal vents, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, ozone, polymers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA world}

Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth

_{Casey Luskin
October 3, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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“Warm little ponds,” in Darwin's quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides. Read More ›