Tag: nucleotides

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
March 9, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acid, Barbie, beauty, Carl Linnaeus, Carol Kaesuk Yoon, classification, coelacanth, CRISPR, Dogs, evolutionary biology, genealogical ancestry, genes, genetics, goldfish, kangaroos, koalas, marsupial, Matchbox cars, Max Telford, nucleotides, phylogenetics, quolls, Tasmanian wolf, taxonomy, The Tree of Life (book), thylacine, Tim Ingold, Tindell Hopwood, trading cards, University College London}

On Tree of Life, Max Telford Misses the Design Possibility

_{Emily Reeves
March 9, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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I’ll be reviewing the book topically, beginning with the beauty and importance of classification and ending with the implications of belief in the tree of life. Read More ›

Single strand ribonucleic acid, RNA research and therapy

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 19, 2026

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, Cambridge, candor, chemical evolution, chemical processes, early Earth, Edoardo Gianni, England, experiments, intelligent agent, intelligent design, James Tour, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, nucleotide chains, nucleotides, origin of life, physical processes, primer, protocell, QT45, reagents, RNA, RNA replicator, RNA world, Rob Stadler, Science (journal), water}

Yet Another Demonstration that Life’s Origin Required an Intelligent Agent

_{Brian Miller
February 19, 2026

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

6}

James Tour and Rob Stadler explain why an RNA even remotely similar to QT45 could never have formed on the early Earth. Read More ›

Horse and Zebra Intently Staring at Each Other on Black Background

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Author
Giuseppe Sermonti

Date
December 10, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, animals, chemistry, chimpanzees, chromosomes, DNA, Drosophila, evolution, ferns, fruit flies, genes, humans, junk DNA, Lego blocks, Ninth Symphony, nucleotides, physics, plants, proteins, roundworm, wheat, zebras}

The Eclipse of the Organism: No Longer Biology’s Central Interest

_{Giuseppe Sermonti
December 10, 2025

Evolution, Genetics

6}

Organisms have disappeared below the horizon. In many papers on DNA the organism is barely mentioned. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 16, 2025

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, BioCosmos, biomolecules, building blocks, cells, diffusion, intelligent agent, intelligent design, James Tour, nucleotides, origin of life, peptide bond, physics, proteins, Rice University, RNA, thermodynamics, water}

New Article from James Tour Undermines a Pillar of Origin-of-Life Theories

_{Brian Miller
July 16, 2025

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

5}

Proteins and RNA degrade at rates that render their spontaneous formation under natural, undirected conditions highly implausible. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), Amazon, chimpanzees, Chimps and Critics (series), common ancestry, DNA, Financial Times, function, genetic difference, genetics, genomes, human exceptionalism, humans, Joel Duff, junk DNA, Nature Communications, Nucleic Acids Research, nucleotides, objections, reactions, repetitive DNA, Science (journal), Smithsonian Institution, University of Chicago Press, Zachary Ardern}

Critics Change the Topic: Do Human-Human Genetic Differences Matter?

_{Casey Luskin
June 26, 2025

Evolution, Genetics, Human Origins and Anthropology

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One of the common yet unexpected reactions from critics to the discovery that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different is to change the topic. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 27, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, 1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), ape genomes, biologists, biology, chimpanzees, chromosomes, common descent, diploidal genome, gap divergence, genome, genomic analysis, haploid, human exceptionalism, human genome, humans, Nature (journal), non-sex chromosomes, nucleotides, Progressive Cactus, Research, sex chromosomes, software, Supplementary Data}

Additional Method of Analysis Confirms Human-Chimp Genomes Are About 15 Percent Different

_{Casey Luskin
May 27, 2025

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

6}

This number is only looking at the non-sex chromosomes. When you look at the sex chromosomes, the differences seem to be even greater. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
January 27, 2025

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, Ann Gauger, bias, causal circularity, cells, circular reasoning, codons, common ancestor, cysteine, DNA, genetic code, helicase, histidine, mind, natural processes, nucleotides, Phys.org, PNAS, proteins, replication, RNA world, topoisomerase, transcription, translation}

Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code

_{Brian Miller
January 27, 2025

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

6}

This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Read More ›

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Author
Guillermo Gonzalez

Date
December 19, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, artificial intelligence, brain, butterflies, creativity, DNA, embryonic development, flowers, large language models, nucleotides, origami, simulations, spinal cord}

Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding

_{Guillermo Gonzalez
December 19, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities. Read More ›

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Author
Rob Stadler

Date
June 26, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, cells, circular causality, complex specified information, DNA, DNA repair, DNA replication, enzymes, evolution, information, intelligent design, Long Story Short, metabolism, mitochondria, Mycoplasma mycoides, nucleotides, proteins, protocells, radiation, Ribosome, RNA}

Video: Life Can’t Exist Without Repair Mechanisms, and That’s a Problem for Origin-of-Life Theories

_{Rob Stadler
June 26, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Following the replication of DNA, a daily barrage of DNA damage occurs during normal operating conditions. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemical evolution, Darwinian evolution, early Earth, Gerald Joyce, hype, intelligent agency, intelligent design, investigator intervention, James Tour, Lee Cronin, natural processes, nucleotides, PNAS, polymerases, protocols, replication, ribozymes, Rice University, RNA, RNA world, Steven Benner, Washington Post}

Fact Check: A “Monumental” Breakthrough in Understanding Life’s Origin?

_{Brian Miller
April 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The lauding of Gerald Joyce’s research is pure hype. His results only further demonstrate the absolute necessity of intelligent agency. Read More ›