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Worming Evolution into the Cambrian Explosion

A new fossil worm from the closing days of the Ediacaran is being celebrated as a missing link that demonstrates a gradual Cambrian diversification, not an explosion. Read More ›
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Design Everywhere: When Maggots Fly, and More

Believe it or not, there are amazing discoveries being made that owe nothing to Darwin, at least not explicitly. Read More ›
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Origin of Life, Public Education, and Religious Neutrality

In a series of lectures and articles, organic chemist James Tour has exposed how research related to the origin of life (OOL) has been scandalously misrepresented to the public. Read More ›
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Not Oparin’s Coacervates Again!

After Oparin’s coacervate theory was presented in the 1920s, it was dismissed as unworkable. Now, coacervates are back in style. Read More ›
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National Science Teaching Association Censors Open Inquiry, Stonewalls When Questioned

Imagine, the major U.S. science teachers group used security guards to stop a scheduled speaker from speaking and to hustle him out of the premises. Read More ›
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A “False Narrative” on Origin of Life Research?

Protesting such a thing, not protesting against the people who protest against it, should be the norm, not the rare exception. Read More ›
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A Push for Licenses to Genetically Engineer Human Beings

We can’t trust “the scientists” to do the right thing because over the years too many have proven unworthy. Read More ›
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Photo: DNA researchers at work, by Fred W. Baker III via U.S. Department of Defense.

“Genes Out of Nothing”? Two Studies Demonstrate the Power of Mind

Researchers at Uppsala University describe the challenge they face — and that standard Darwinian processes had to face. Read More ›
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Image: Mitochondria, showing inner and outer membranes, by Terrence G. Frey [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Genetic Surprises Support Intelligent Design Claims

Several news items reinforce ideas advanced by ID advocates regarding junk DNA, irreducible complexity, and human uniqueness. Read More ›

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