birth Type post Author Michael Egnor Date May 9, 2022 CategoriesBioethicsMedicineReproductive Science Tagged , abortion, budding, deception, egg, embryo, fetus, gestation, human beings, human life, incompetence, junk science, life, organism, pregnancy, scientific community, scientists, worms When Does Human Life Begin? Michael Egnor May 9, 2022 Bioethics, Medicine, Reproductive Science 3 This argument used by abortion proponents — that an embryo or fetus is a part of the mother’s body until a certain point of gestation — is scientific nonsense. Read More ›
1280px-Drosophila_melanogaster_Proboscis-1 Type post Author Richard Sternberg Date April 3, 2020 CategoriesEvolutionGenetics Tagged , __k-review, axioms, chromosomes, DNA, Drosophila melanogaster, Francis Crick, fruit flies, junk DNA, Leslie Orgel, nucleus, organism, phenotype, Richard Dawkins, RNA, The Selfish Gene, transposable elements, W. Ford Doolittle, Y chromosome The “Why” of the Fly “Y”: Reflections on “Junk” DNA Richard Sternberg April 3, 2020 Evolution, Genetics 7 Let us give some thought to the Y chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster, that engaging fly which is the bond-servant of genetics. Read More ›
birth Type post Author Michael Egnor Date February 25, 2020 CategoriesMedicineReproductive Science Tagged , __edited, abortion, budding, deception, egg, embryo, fetus, gestation, human beings, human life, incompetence, junk science, life, organism, pregnancy, scientific community, scientists, worms When Does Human Life Begin? Michael Egnor February 25, 2020 Medicine, Reproductive Science 3 Budding is the means of reproduction of some species of worms but it is most certainly not a means reproduction by human beings. Read More ›
Brian Miller Type post Author David Klinghoffer Date January 13, 2020 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionOrigin of LifePhysical Sciences Tagged , __edited, Brian Miller, chemicals, Darwinian evolution, En Arche Foundation, Energy, English, entropy, life, materialism, mutations, natural selection, organism, Polish Physicist Brian Miller: Two Conundrums for Strictly Materialist Views of Biology David Klinghoffer January 13, 2020 Biology, Evolution, Origin of Life, Physical Sciences 3 “Nothing in nature will ever simultaneously go to both low entropy and high energy at the same time.” Read More ›
Type post Author Wesley J. Smith Date May 7, 2019 CategoriesBioethicsBiologyLife Sciences Tagged , __k-review, artificial intelligence, Case Western Reserve University, cells, computers, embryos, emotions, humans, life, natural selection, organism, robots, The Scientist Progress in Defining “Being Alive” Wesley J. Smith May 7, 2019 Bioethics, Biology, Life Sciences 3 I have long believed that “being alive” is the fundamental predicate to possessing even rudimentary intrinsic moral value. Read More ›
Pangolin Type post Date October 3, 2018 CategoriesIntelligent Design Tagged , __k-review, Africa, blind natural forces, car, engineers, foresight, Geoffrey Simmons, Giraffe, humans, intelligent design, organism, physician, Sarah Chaffee Nature’s Foresight: Pangolins, Giraffes, Porcupines, and More Science and Culture October 3, 2018 Intelligent Design 1 Engineers designing a car have to plan for all kinds of conditions the car might encounter. Read More ›