Tag: Michael Russell

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, biopolymers, building blocks, cell membranes, devolution, early Earth, James Tour, membranes, Michael Russell, molecular machines, natural processes, peer-reviewed literature, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, Steven Benner, synthetic chemists}

Hello, Professor Dave: James Tour’s Criticisms of OOL Research Echo Those of Other Experts

_{Brian Miller
May 25, 2023

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

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Today, I will address one of the few honest questions that Professor Dave and other critics have asked of Dr. Tour. 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
March 19, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, Ann Gauger, biotechnology, chance, chemical evolution, David Coppedge, Discovery Institute, enzymes, error catastrophe, evolution, Freeman Dyson, Gandalf, hydrothermal vents, John Maynard Smith, JPL, Leslie Orgel, Mars, Michael Russell, NASA, natural selection, Nature (journal), Nobel laureates, nucleic acid, prebiotic Earth, RNA, Robert Shapiro, Signature in the Cell, Stanley Miller, Stephen Meyer, Susan Mazur, William A. Dembski}

Error Catastrophe: Manfred Eigen’s Show-Stopper Is Still Stopping the Origin-of-Life Show

_{Science & Culture
March 19, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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We are nearing a half-century since Eigen wrote about this paradox, and it “still challenges theoretical biologists.” Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
June 22, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, ADP, amino acids, ATP, enzymes, Michael Russell, Nick Lane, thermodynamics, volcano}

Free Energy and the Origin of Life: Natural Engines to the Rescue

_{Brian Miller
June 22, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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A fundamental hurdle facing all origin-of-life theories is the fact that the first cell must have had a free energy far greater than its chemical precursors. Read More ›