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Astrocyte
Image: An astrocyte, a type of glial cell, by GerryShaw, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

New Findings About Our Mysterious “Second Brain”

It wasn’t long ago that researchers were hardly aware of the way the digestive system functions as a second brain. The big focus was neurons. Read More ›
Francis-Collins
Photo: Francis Collins, by National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) from Bethesda, MD, USA, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Francis Collins Disappointed as a Public-Health Leader

Many Christians looked to Collins, an Evangelical Christian who was also a brilliant scientist, to bring a greater sense of morality to the research pursuit. Read More ›
Rosetta Stone
Photo: The Rosetta Stone, by ProtoplasmaKid, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Another Language Found in Life: Immune Signaling

The authors, scientists at UCLA, compare their finding to the discovery of the Rosetta Stone. Read More ›
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Frontiers of ID: Microscopic Ecologies

Public health lecturer James Hamblin at Yale decided to go without showers — for five years! Read More ›
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The Molecular Biology of Coronaviruses — Livestream Presentation Thursday

I will discuss the distinctive aspects of coronaviruses specifically, and review the outbreaks that have been caused by this family of viruses. Read More ›
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Darwinism Would Fare Poorly Against Pandemics

When combatting disease-causing pathogens, we don’t use the idea that Darwinian evolution is of unlimited creativity. Just the opposite! Read More ›
Geoffrey Simmons
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Coronavirus Response: Dr. Geoffrey Simmons on Design in Nature and Medical Science

One might object that if our immune system were intelligently designed, it would be utterly immune to all pathogens. Read More ›
Joshua Swamidass

Swamidass: Cancer “Can Innovate” 

Cancer proves evolution only insofar as one forgets, or pretends not to know, what evolution is supposed to explain. Read More ›
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Time for Gene Editing “Global Observatory”

We are not having a meaningful discussion about whether and how to regulate what I believe to be the most powerful technology ever invented. Read More ›

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