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Evolutionary Obstacles to the Origin of Introns

The only type of explanation that adequately accounts for this type of phenomenon is a goal-directed, or intelligent, cause. Read More ›
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Darwin’s Zombies Are Still Shambling Along

When will scientists and reporters learn not to trot out these falsified stories? Read More ›
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Nobel Prize vs. the Peppered Myth

Winners of the Nobel Prize this year have undercut the Darwinian explanation for industrial melanism. Read More ›
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Photo: California two-spot octopus, by Tom Kleindinst via Marine Biological Laboratory.

MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?

While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs. Read More ›
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The Positive Case for Intelligent Design in Genetics

Functionality for junk DNA is prevalent, and was successfully predicted by intelligent design.  Read More ›
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Nature Reviews Genetics — Pseudogene Function Is “Prematurely Dismissed”

As Seth W. Cheetham and his co-authors put it, biology suffers from “demotivation into exploring pseudogene function by the a priori assumption that they are functionless.” Read More ›
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More Cellular Roles Found for RNA

Previously relegated to servant tasks under the master DNA molecules, ribonucleic acids continue to surprise scientists. Read More ›

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