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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
August 7, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, amniotes, evolution, genome, living fossils, Nature (journal), New Zealand, vertebrates}

“Living Fossil”? Maybe. Tuatara Genome Is Now Sequenced and Published

_{Paul Nelson
August 7, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The tuatara genome is 5GB, making it enormous relative to other vertebrates — and full of surprises. Read More ›

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Date
August 4, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Dan Graur, DNA, ENCODE, Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, evolution, Evolution News, genomics, Jonathan Wells, junk DNA, MIT, National Institutes of Health, Nature (journal), RNA}

Next Phase of ENCODE Finds MORE Functional Information in Genome “Junk”

_{Science & Culture
August 4, 2020

Intelligent Design

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The ENCODE project, now in its 17th year, ended its third phase with a new record of annotated elements in human and mouse genomes. Phase 4 is coming. Read More ›

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Date
July 30, 2020

Categories
Evolution
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, adaptive mutations, biologists, bioRxiv, E. coli, evolution, hybridization, intelligent design, natural selection, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, paleobiology, peer review, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, punctuated equilibrium, random mutations, redundancy, Scopes Monkey Trial, stem cells, Stephen Jay Gould, sunflowers, University of British Columbia, University of Southern California}

Five New Biology Papers Show Cracks in Darwin’s Foundation

_{Science & Culture
July 30, 2020

Evolution

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Are there rumblings of discontent? Is it getting safer to question the claims of conventional neo-Darwinism? Read More ›

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Date
July 20, 2020

Categories
Science Education
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, censorship, Center for Science and Culture, critical thinking, Discovery Institute, education, evolutionary theory, ID the Future, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), podcast, Robert Crowther, Sarah Chaffee, Science Education Policy, strengths and weaknesses, survey}

Censors Claim Teachers “Advocate Evolution” More Now Than in 2007 — Don’t Believe It

_{Science & Culture
July 20, 2020

Science Education

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How likely are biology teachers with doubts about Darwinism to participate in a survey by an organization instrumental in attacking Darwin-doubting teachers? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 9, 2020

Categories
Medicine
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, Ann Reid, antibiotic resistance, bacteria, Darwinism, doctors, drugs, Eugenie Scott, health, medicine, mutations, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), pandemic, parasites, pathogens, public education, The Edge of Evolution, viruses}

Darwinism Would Fare Poorly Against Pandemics

_{Casey Luskin
July 9, 2020

Medicine

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When combatting disease-causing pathogens, we don’t use the idea that Darwinian evolution is of unlimited creativity. Just the opposite! Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 8, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Ann Reid, creationism, Darwinian evolution, David Klinghoffer, Discovery Institute, Evolution News, Evolution: Education and Outreach, Glenn Branch, intelligent design, methodology, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), Next Generation Science Standards, scientists, survey, teachers}

Survey Misclassifies Darwin-Doubting Teachers

_{Casey Luskin
July 8, 2020

Evolution

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This project cannot tell us how many students are taught evolution dogmatically and how many are studying it scientifically. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 6, 2020

Categories
Science Education
Tagged
, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Ann Reid, climate change, creationism, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, education, Eugenie Scott, evolution, intelligent design, National Association of Biology Teachers, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Nature (journal), public education, Sarah Chaffee, strengths and weaknesses, U.S. National Academy of Sciences}

NCSE Underreports Teachers Who Support Intelligent Design

_{Casey Luskin
July 6, 2020

Science Education

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The National Center for Science Education (NCSE) is a non-profit group that has one primary mission: to censor minority scientific viewpoints on hot-button issues like evolution. Read More ›

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Date
June 30, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, apoptosis, babies, blood vessels, DNA, foresight, function, heart disease, miRNA, mRNA, Nature (journal), proteins, PTSD, ribose, RNA, thymine, tRNA, uracil}

In New Research, RNA Takes Center Stage

_{Science & Culture
June 30, 2020

Intelligent Design

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DNA has long been considered the “master molecule” in genetics, but its erstwhile servant, RNA, is gaining increased recognition for its many essential functions. Read More ›

Portrait of Galileo Galilei and his telescope

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Date
May 22, 2020

Categories
Astronomy
Faith & Science
History of Science
Science Reporting
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, Christianity, climate change, conflict myth, creationism, Discovery Institute, Galileo Affair, Galileo Galilei, geocentrism, heliocentrism, heresy, Inquisition, John William Draper, Jonathan Wells, Michael Keas, Nature (journal), Nicolaus Copernicus, public education, religion, Roman Catholic, science and religion, Unbelievable, Warfare Thesis, Zombie Science (book)}

Zombie History — Using Galileo to Whack Intelligent Design

_{Science & Culture
May 22, 2020

Astronomy, Faith & Science, History of Science, Science Reporting

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As a top science journal tells the story, the Galileo myth is relevant only to attack those who challenge the establishment consensus. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
April 30, 2020

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, anagenesis, Ann Gauger, annus horribilis, Associated Press, Australopithecus afarensis, Australopithecus anamensis, Bernard Wood, BIO-Complexity, Denisovans, Ethiopia, genetic diversity, gradualism, Günter Bechly, Homo sapiens, human evolution, human origins, Nature (journal), Ola Hössjer, paleoanthropology, population genetics, primates, punctuated equilibrium, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Magazine}

A Disappointing Decade for the Study of Human Evolution

_{Casey Luskin
April 30, 2020

Human Origins and Anthropology

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Perhaps in ten years we’ll be having this conversation again — and perhaps at that time the Smithsonian Institution will give us all a more objective analysis of the evidence. Read More ›