Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature

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Doug Axe
Douglas Axe
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Günter Bechly
Bespectacled Michael Behe in Green Shirt, Coat, and Cap
Michael J. Behe
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David Berlinski
David Berlinski
Eric Cassell
David Coppedge
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William A. Dembski
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Michael Denton
Michael Flannery
Ann Gauger
Howard Glicksman
Guillermo Gonzalez at Garden of the Gods, July 2022
Guillermo Gonzalez
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Eric Hedin
Cornelius Hunter
Cornelius G. Hunter
Stephen J. Iacoboni
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David Klinghoffer in 2021
David Klinghoffer
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Carl Linnaeus
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Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
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Casey Luskin
Casey Luskin
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Andrew McDiarmid
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Jonathan McLatchie
Stephen C. Meyer
Brian Miller
Walter Myers III
Paul Nelson at Car Museum
Paul Nelson
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Denyse O’Leary
Emily Reeves
Emily Sandico
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Granville Sewell
Robert Shedinger
Geoffrey Simmons
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Wesley J. Smith
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Rob Stadler
Neil Thomas
Jonathan Wells
John G. West
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Daniel Witt
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Jonathan Witt

Topic

motility

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Günter Bechly
Date
December 6, 2024
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Evolution
Paleontology
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Fossil Friday: Are Ediacaran “Fishing Hooks” a Breakthrough Discovery of Precambrian Animals?

Günter Bechly
December 6, 2024
Evolution, Paleontology
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Let’s have a look at the newest edition of the Precambrian animal guessing game. Read More ›
Euplotes
Photo: Euplotes, by Galbas, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.
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David Coppedge
Date
March 7, 2024
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Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Walking Cells and Other Surprises Among Protists — An Evolutionary Challenge

David Coppedge
March 7, 2024
Evolution, Intelligent Design
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That many show no clear phylogenetic connection with other microbes, and may contain unique morphological structures, poses a severe challenge to Darwinism. Read More ›
bacterial flagellum
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Casey Luskin
Date
January 6, 2022
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Biology
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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Third Paper Presenting an Engineering Analysis of the Flagellum Makes the Case for Intelligent Design

Casey Luskin
January 6, 2022
Biology, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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A diagram in the paper — showing interactions in terms of engineering schematics — is unlike any description of the flagellum that I’ve seen. Read More ›
bacterial flagellum
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Casey Luskin
Date
July 7, 2021
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Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
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New Paper Investigates Engineering Design Constraints on the Bacterial Flagellum

Casey Luskin
July 7, 2021
Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design
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This technique of examining biology through the eyes of engineering is not necessarily new — systems biologists have been doing it for years. Read More ›
Kimberella
Kimberella
Photo: Traces from Kimberella, by Aleksey Nagovitsyn (User:Alnagov) / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
September 16, 2020
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Evolution
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Kimberella — Locomotory Tracks

Günter Bechly
September 16, 2020
Evolution
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But what about tracks of the moving animal? There are indeed some fossils from the White Sea. Read More ›
Kimberella quadrata
Kimberella quadrata
Photo: Kimberella quadrata, by Ghedoghedo / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0).
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Günter Bechly
Date
September 10, 2020
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Evolution
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Kimberella — Interpreting the Fossils

Günter Bechly
September 10, 2020
Evolution
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One of the few features that are uncontroversial is the body size: The fossils measure usually 1-5 cm in length. Read More ›
Kimberella
Kimberella
Masahiro miyasaka / CC Photo: Kimberella fossil, BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
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Author
Günter Bechly
Date
September 7, 2020
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Evolution
Paleontology
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Kimberella — Conflicting Evidence from Taphonomy

Günter Bechly
September 7, 2020
Evolution, Paleontology
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The fossilization of Kimberella specimens was most likely based on rapid burial with sand during storm events. Read More ›
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Date
December 20, 2019
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Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Intelligent Design
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Molybdenum Is Stored in Cells by a Powered Piercing Machine

Science and Culture
December 20, 2019
Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Intelligent Design
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The metal element 42, molybdenum, is needed in the body in extremely small but vital amounts for enzymes to work properly. Read More ›
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entrance to the male and female toilet. Sign in airport
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Author
Howard Glicksman
Date
July 10, 2016
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Anatomy
Medicine
Reproductive Science
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Irreducible Complexity in Male Sexual Function

Howard Glicksman
July 10, 2016
Anatomy, Medicine, Reproductive Science
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The human embryo is destined to become female by default unless several chemicals swing into action. Read More ›

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