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Graphen
Image: Graphene, by AlexanderAlUS, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

I Just Want to Say One Word to You: Graphene

Graphene was first characterized in 2004 when two researchers took graphite and exfoliated individual sheets of graphene using scotch tape. Read More ›
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Photo credit: David Coppedge.

Intelligent Design at High Altitudes

Surprised at the ability of mammals to thrive at high altitudes, some evolutionists are looking to Darwinian theory for answers. Read More ›
ichneumon wasp
Photo: An ichneumon wasp, aka Darwin wasp, by Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Debate on the “Randomness” of Mutation 

The historical wellspring of randomness in evolutionary theory is Darwin’s own insistence on “chance” at the causal foundations of life. Read More ›
brains
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When You Sync with Someone, Your Brains Wave Together

In research, neuroscientists have found that co-operation results in brain wave synchrony. Read More ›
Glen Eyrie castle
Photos: All by Emily Nordhagen Sandico.

Glorious — My First Summer Seminar on ID

For unnumbered hours we basked in the shared light of the pursuit of truth through good science and sound philosophy. Read More ›
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Photo: Laurence Moran and Paul Nelson, courtesy of Dr. Nelson.

Why Knockouts and Deletions Are Insufficient for Inferring Function — The Mystery of Cell “Vaults” 

The other day, UPS brought me a copy of Larry Moran’s new book. Moran is a well-known opponent of intelligent design. Read More ›
lab mouse
Photo credit: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 FR <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/fr/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons.

More Jobs for “Junk” DNA

It turns out the mouse endogenous retrovirus L (MERVL) is essential for embryogenesis, according to a recently published article. Read More ›
lab mouse
Photo credit: Global Panorama, via Flickr.

Mice Born with No Mother, Two Fathers: What Next?

Ostensibly the purpose would be to help with rare forms of infertility in women. But these are dual-edged technologies. Read More ›
Glires
Photo: Palaeolagus haydeni, James St. John, Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Fossil Friday: The Abrupt Origins of Lagomorphs and Rodents

Molecular biologist Dan Graur mentioned his weird idea that guinea pigs are not rodents at a lecture at my university in Tübingen when I was still a student. Read More ›
mouse
Photo credit: Marcus Ganahl via Unsplash.

Mice Can’t Do Calculus but Their Brains Can

Neuroimaging and mathematics showed that a simple Stop! signal in the brain would not allow a mouse to stop as quickly as it in fact did. Read More ›

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