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Photo: Chia seeds, by Daniel Schwen, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Seed Factories Come Pre-Assembled Before Sprouting Time

Contrary to assumptions, a seed doesn’t build up its machinery as it begins to germinate. It was already prefabricated for switching on. Read More ›
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Image: Mycoplasma genitalium, by Martina Maritan, Scripps Research, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

To a Pro-Intelligent Design Paper, Biologist Jerry Coyne Reacts with Question-Begging

The paper seeks to elucidate the plausibility of naturalistic evolutionary processes generating a minimal living cell. Read More ›
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Image credit: Rozzychan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Read More ›
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Image: Tetrahymena thermophila, CC BY 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Compact Factory Optimizes Shape for Efficiency — A New Level of Intelligent Design in Life

A microbe was found to organize its electron transport machinery in a way that bends the membrane for optimum energy utilization. Read More ›

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