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ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes

The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent. Read More ›
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Physics and Chemistry Could Not Give Rise to Biology

The laws of nature provide stable conditions and physical boundaries within which biological outcomes are possible. Read More ›
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Experiments on “Self-Replicating” RNA Indicate the Need for Intelligent Agency in Life’s Origin

Any evolving system of RNAs would quickly include almost exclusively RNAs that performed no biologically useful actions. 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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“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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About Orphan Genes — What’s the Big Problem for Evolution?

Orphan genes — genes that are present in only one species, or a group of closely related species — are of particular interest to advocates of intelligent design. Read More ›

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