Tag: phosphorus

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 5, 2025

Categories
Geology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, A. G. Werner, apatite, aquamarine, Australia, bacteria, bone, calcium, collagen, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, dinosaurs, enamel, fluoridated water, fluoride toothpaste, food, fungi, geology, homonyms, Howard Glicksman, igneous rocks, lava, magma, metamorphic rocks, Michael Denton, microbes, minerals, Mohs hardness scale, osteocytes, phosphorus, Privileged Species, Quartz, Secrets of the Human Body, sharks, teeth, Tyrannosaurus rex}

How We Bite with Apatite: The Wonders of a Hard Mineral

_{David Coppedge
September 5, 2025

Geology, Intelligent Design

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Explore the features of a remarkable mineral erupted from volcanoes that is found in our teeth. How did it get there? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 16, 2025

Categories
Evolution
Geology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, astrobiologists, ATP, Bodélé Depression, Calypso satellite, Chad, Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service, David Karl, DNA, ecosystems, Goddard Space Flight Center, Hongbin Yu, Hunga-Tonga volcano, hydrothermal vents, Kilauea volcano, lighting, membranes, metamorphism, meteor impacts, NASA, Nature Communications, Nature Geoscience, North Pacific, Oregon State, phosphorus, phytoplankton bloom, Sahara Desert, Saharan Air Layer, Sarah Buckland-Reynolds, serpentinization, The Miracle of Man, University of Hawaii, UV rays, volcanism}

Earth’s Phosphorus Supply Chains Revealed

_{David Coppedge
June 16, 2025

Evolution, Geology, Intelligent Design

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Without phosphorus, life as we know it could not exist. How does this limiting resource get to the oceans and land? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 8, 2023

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, archaea, boron, cabbage, Casey Luskin, chocolate, cobalt, coffee, coins, copper, corn, Dartmouth College, elements, Harvard School of Public Health, hemoglobin, human body, intelligent design, iron, manganese, Michael Denton, milk, mushrooms, nickel, nuts, onions, organs, oysters, peas, phosphorus, PNAS, potassium, Privileged Species, protein science, rhubarb, The Miracle of the Cell, thyroid gland, tissues, tomatoes, Uppsala University, urine, zinc}

Brother, Can You Spare a Nickel? It’s Essential for Life, and Likely an Indicator of Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
June 8, 2023

Biology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Nickel is an essential element in the human body, but too much is toxic. Here’s another element our planet had to provide. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 2, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Cambrian Explosion, Cambridge University, DNA, Drosophila, fruit flies, metazoans, Nature (journal), organelle, oxygen theory, phosphate, phosphorus, phytoplankton, Rockefeller University}

The Phosphorus Cycle: Cause or Effect?

_{David Coppedge
June 2, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Phosphorus, oxygen, and microbes cooperate in a delicate balance that sustains our productive biosphere. How did they come to interact? Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
February 27, 2023

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, algae, atmosphere, bacteria, biosphere, carbon, cells, cellular metabolism, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Greenland, heme, hydrogen, intelligent design, Michael Denton, neurons, nitrogen, nitrogenase, Norfolk, nucleic acids, oxygen, phosphorus, PLOS ONE, Privileged Species, rare earth elements, supply chain, termites, The Miracle of Man, University of Pennsylvania, vitamin B12}

How the Earth Operates Supply Chains for Life

_{David Coppedge
February 27, 2023

Biology, Engineering, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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It’s no help having essential elements in the Earth’s crust if they can’t get to the organisms that need them. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 7, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, agriculturalists, Amazonia, biosphere, Cambrian Explosion, carbon, Charles University, chlorophyll, Goldilocks Zone, Hunga-Tonga volcano, intelligent design, Johannes Gutenberg, Michael Denton, Nature (journal), Nature Scientific Reports, nitrogen, oxygen theory, Paleozoic, phosphorus, phytoplankton, prior fitness, supply chain, vertebrates, volcanoes}

Is There Enough Phosphorus for Us?

_{David Coppedge
September 7, 2022

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

10}

The element phosphorus, on which life heavily depends for its codes and metabolic processes, is a limiting factor for complex beings on habitable planets. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 29, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Planetology
Rare Earth
Tagged
, astrobiology, Astrobiology Magazine, calcium, carbon, chlorine, Dirk Schulze-Makuch, earth, elements, hydrogen, intelligence, intelligent design, magnesium, Mars, microbes, mineralogy, minerals, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, Robert Hazen, selenium, Stephen Jay Gould, sulfur, The Privileged Planet, Titan}

Rare Earth: How Vital Minerals “Evolve”

_{David Coppedge
August 29, 2022

Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Planetology, Rare Earth

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It's intriguing that life as we know it depends on a seemingly un-natural distribution of minerals. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 6, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, adenosine triphosphate, astrobiologists, atmosphere, ATP, China, coincidences, crust, Current Biology, earth, Energy, enzymes, fertilizer, food shortages, Japan, Leviticus, metals, Michael Denton, mitochondria, molecular machines, Morocco, New Scientist, nitrogen, nuts, Peru, phosphates, phosphorus, phosphorylation, potassium, poultry, prior fitness, Privileged Species, Russia, seafood, soil, The Miracle of Man, theropod, Ukraine, Ultrasaurus, University of Washington}

Miracle of Man: The Problem of Phosphorus

_{David Coppedge
July 6, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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To complete the argument for prior fitness of the elements for our Privileged Species, we must deal with the availability of another essential element. Read More ›

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Date
June 1, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Physical Sciences
Planetology
Tagged
, carbon, David Coppedge, Europa, Europa Clipper, Ganymede, geophysics, Greenland, hydrogen, Jupiter, moons, NASA, nitrogen, ocean, oxygen, phosphorus, photosynthesis, seafloor, Stanford University, sulfur, water}

Why Scientists Think There Could Be Life on Europa

_{Science and Culture
June 1, 2022

Evolution, Physical Sciences, Planetology

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Jupiter’s moon Europa, somewhat smaller than Earth’s moon, may have surface water and organic chemicals, researchers say. Read More ›

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Date
March 5, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Rare Earth
Tagged
, __k-review, bromine, Bronze Age, calcium, carbon, chlorine, collagen, Donald Brownlee, Enceladus, Europa, hydrogen, intelligent design, Iron Age, Jupiter, magnesium, Michael Denton, Milky Way, nitrogen, oxygen, Periodic Table, Peter Ward, phosphorus, potassium, rare earth elements, Saturn, Science (journal), sodium, Stone Age, sulfur, supernova, The Privileged Planet, The Wonder of Water, Vanderbilt University}

Rare Earth Elements and Intelligent Design

_{Science and Culture
March 5, 2019

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Rare Earth

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Can we explain human technology merely by supernova explosions and blind chance? In rare earth elements, we find hints of a better explanation. Read More ›