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Photo: Clawed frogs, by Muffet, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Irreducible Complexity Nested Within Irreducible Complexity: The Case of Chromosome Condensation

It is highly implausible that such a wonder of engineering arose by means of an unguided evolutionary process. Read More ›
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Astounding: The Role of Motor Proteins in Cell Division

A crucial aspect of mitosis is the movement of chromosomes — initially the alignment of as paired sister chromatids during prometaphase and metaphase. Read More ›
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Photo: Phosfate mine, Republic of Nauru, by Lorrie Graham/AusAID, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Miracle of Man: The Problem of Phosphorus

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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A “False Narrative” on Origin of Life Research?

Protesting such a thing, not protesting against the people who protest against it, should be the norm, not the rare exception. Read More ›
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Histone Code: A Challenge to Evolution, an Inference to Design

Histones are responsible for organizing and packaging the DNA of a cell nucleus into structural units known as nucleosomes. Read More ›
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New Geochemical Discoveries Reaffirm Earth as a Privileged Planet

Remember CHONPS — the acronym you learned in high school to remember the elements most important for life? Read More ›

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