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Reflections on Casey Luskin’s Debate with “Dr. Dan”

I commend Dr. Dan for being an amicable dialogue partner and for his good faith attempt to engage substantively with the relevant scientific issues. Read More ›
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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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Beyond Genes: Biologists Seek Purpose in Unknown Substances, Processes

There’s more going on in DNA and cells than the old Central Dogma predicted. The time has come to look beyond genes. Read More ›
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#6 Story of 2021: Scientific Paper on Repetitive Elements Slams “Junk DNA”

In the past, one of the most common rebuttals to ID was, “If life was designed, then why is over 90 percent of the genome composed of junk DNA?” Read More ›
Schistosoma mansoni
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Scientific Paper on Repetitive Elements Slams “Junk DNA”

In the past, one of the most common rebuttals to ID was, “If life was designed, then why is over 90 percent of the genome composed of junk DNA?” Read More ›

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