Tag: organic chemistry

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Author
Emily Reeves

Date
April 28, 2026

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP, brewer’s yeast, Complex III, complexity, electrochemistry, electrons, elegance, Energy, engineers, flavin adenine dinucleotide, intelligent agent, mitochondrial membrane, mitochondrial respiratory chain, molecular machines, natural selection, organic chemistry, oxygen, protons, quantum tunneling, reverse-engineering, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, semiquinone, ubiquinol}

The Nanoscale Engineering of Complex III

_{Emily Reeves
April 28, 2026

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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If I put on my reverse-engineering hat, this enzyme looks like the work of a designer who deeply understood electrochemistry and quantum tunneling. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
January 13, 2026

Categories
Chemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, building blocks, Casey Luskin, Charles Darwin, chemical evolution, decomposition, Edward Peltzer, homochirality, hydrolysis, ID the Future, James Tour, meteorites, organic chemistry, origin of life, origin-of-life research, racemic mixtures, tar}

Expert: Without Intelligence, Organic Chemistry Leads to Degradation, Not Life

_{Andrew McDiarmid
January 13, 2026

Chemistry, Origin of Life

2}

While amino acids can be produced in experiments or found on meteorites, they are often consumed by side reactions that create non-living tar. Read More ›

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Date
September 15, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, ancient Earth, cells, chemistry, frustration, Georgia Tech, intelligent design, Last Universal Common Ancestor, life, lipids, LUCA, molecules, NASA, National Science Foundation, nucleic acids, ocean, organic chemistry, polysaccharides, proteins, ribosomes, water, YouTube videos}

Origin-of-Life Researcher at Georgia Tech Picks Up the Design Signal in Biopolymers

_{Science & Culture
September 15, 2025

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

3}

You will hear one word, over and over in this remarkable talk, that has stolen the place, or taken the credit, for what is undeniable evidence of design. Read More ›

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Author
William A. Dembski

Date
August 20, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, advice, Alexander Oparin, amino acids, Baltimore, biopolymers, building blocks, chemistry, DNA, education, extraterrestrial life, geology, Harold Urey, homochirality, hydrothermal vents, Jeffrey Bada, Mars, ocean chemistry, organic chemistry, origin of life, prebiotic conditions, proteins, public school, RNA, RNA world, Roman Catholicism, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, solar system, Stanley Miller, sugars, theistic evolution, UC San Diego, University of Chicago, University of Heidelberg}

Interview with Edward Peltzer on the Origin of Life

_{William A. Dembski
August 20, 2025

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

70}

A student of Stanley Miller and Jeffrey Bada explains the failure of materialistic origin-of-life scenarios. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
February 16, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Engineering
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, cell membranes, cells, cellular metabolism, Dave Farina, hype, James Tour, Lee Cronin, molybdenum, nucleotides, organic chemistry, protocells, reactions, Research, ribose, Rice University, RNA, synthetic chemists}

On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes the Irrelevance of Lee Cronin’s Research

_{Brian Miller
February 16, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

7}

Tour details Cronin’s consistent exaggeration of the progress he and other researchers have made in unraveling the mystery of life’s origin. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 9, 2020

Categories
Biology
Geology
Origin of Life
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, academy, chemicals, Christianity, DNA, early Earth, Energy, engines, Every Life Is on Fire, Genesis, heat, intelligent design, Jeremy England, Judaism, molecular machines, molecules, natural processes, organic chemistry, proteins, radiation}

Origin of Life: Jeremy England’s Search for a Natural Explanation

_{Brian Miller
December 9, 2020

Biology, Geology, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences

6}

If I had written this book, I would have concluded with a final chapter that began with a verse from the book of Genesis. Read More ›

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Date
October 20, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, astrobiology, carbon, carbon-based life, intelligent agency, intelligent design, Michael Denton, organic chemistry, teleology, The Miracle of the Cell, The Wonder of Water, vitalism}

Epiphany — Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life

_{Science & Culture
October 20, 2020

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

1}

Biologists once wondered about a “life force,” but Michael Denton sees intelligence in the design of carbon, its unique properties, and its relation to water. Read More ›