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From the “Junk DNA” Files: Can “Degraded” LINE Elements Still Be Functional?

On May 2, Casey Luskin had an online debate with Professor Daniel Stern Cardinale, an evolutionary biologist at Rutgers University. Read More ›
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Being a Bat: Some Scientists Push Animal Consciousness

A group of scientists and philosophers have published a declaration that there is evidence that a wide range of animals exhibit signs of consciousness. Read More ›
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Fossil Friday: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Read More ›
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Leveraging the Design Inference for Effectively Falsifying Data

The academy raises generation after generation of inept data falsifiers who embrace the foolish naiveté that their shenanigans are immune to discovery. Read More ›
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Meyer and Tour on New Critiques of Origin-of-Life Research

Biochemist Nick Lane and bio-engineer Joana Xavier have given a sobering assessment of the origin-of-life research field. Read More ›
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“Creation Myths” Misquotes and Misrepresents Junk DNA Video

Our video backs up what it says with clear quotes and references. We’ve provided more documentation here. Read More ›
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New Long Story Video Tackles “A Battle of Predictions: Junk DNA”

Something happened in 2012 that changed the entire debate in favor of the ID-based prediction that DNA would be largely functional. Read More ›
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Forrest Mims: The Making of a Maverick Scientist

What does it take to be a scientist? For Forrest Mims, the answer is simple: you just have to do science. Read More ›
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A Reckoning for Darwinism as “Junk DNA” Flops

As a product of care and intention, the genome ought to be comparable in a way with products of human genius, with every detail there for a reason. Read More ›
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Two Articles in Nature Call for Rethink in Biology

These frank acknowledgements from evolutionary scientists are encouraging signs and serve to confirm what ID theorists have long argued. Read More ›

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