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Date
April 26, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, Alfred Russel Wallace, Artificial Selection, bacteria, Charles Darwin, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's House of Cards, Darwinism, Escherichia coli, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, Long Term Evolutionary Experiment, Matti Leisola, Michael Behe, mind, mutations, natural selection, nature, On the Origin of Species, organisms, PLOS Biology, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Tom Bethell, yeast}

Fake Darwinism in an International Test of Experimental Evolution

_{Science & Culture
April 26, 2019

Evolution

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It’s fine to search through random results for an outcome you’re aiming for. Just don’t call it Darwinian evolution. Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, bacterial flagellum, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Dover trial, evo-devo, evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Kenneth Miller, Michael Behe, natural genetic engineering, neutral theory, outboard motor, PLOS Biology, starvation, T3SS, type III secretion system}

Darwin Devolves, Again: Study Finds Bacteria Eject Their Flagella to Avoid Starvation

_{Science & Culture
April 18, 2019

Intelligent Design

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This finding fits Michael Behe’s book Darwin Devolves perfectly. It’s easier to throw cargo overboard than to create it. Read More ›

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Date
April 17, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, bacteria, Current Biology, Darwin Devolves, DNA repair, E. coli, evolution, fungi, honeybees, horizontal gene transfer, hybridization, ID the Future, introgression, Michael Behe, microbiome, mutations, PLOS Biology, PNAS, radiation, RNA polymerase, Stanford University, Taiwan, University of Barcelona}

Testing Behe’s Principle that Darwin Devolves

_{Science & Culture
April 17, 2019

Evolution

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We looked at some papers claiming to see evolution happening in real time, to see if natural selection has actually invented a new function, or just broke an existing function. Read More ›

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Date
March 27, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, birds, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, diversification, historians, humans, hummingbird, intelligent design, journalists, Michael Behe, ostrich, PLOS Biology, scientists, theropod}

How the Raven Said “Nevermore”

_{Science & Culture
March 27, 2019

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Watch how easy it is to tell a Darwinian story. If something exists and looks advantageous, it evolved. Read More ›

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post

Date
October 2, 2018

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, ATP, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Brownian motion, cell biology, cellulose, heme, intelligent design, Nature Communications, PLOS Biology}

Dazzling Acts in the Cell Circus

_{Science & Culture
October 2, 2018

Biology, Intelligent Design

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If life didn’t depend on these acts by cellular organelles and molecules, we would consider them death-defying performances in the greatest show on earth. Read More ›

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Date
August 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, acorn worms, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Darwin's Doubt, Ediacaran Period, evolution, Hong Kong, invertebrates, lancelets, nervous system, neurons, Nobel Prize, phylum, plasticity, PLOS Biology, PNAS, sea urchins, tunicates, vertebrates}

Placozoa: An Evolutionary Leftover?

_{Science & Culture
August 15, 2018

Evolution

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Simple, small, and worldwide in distribution, the placozoa don’t fit any clear evolutionary picture. Read More ›

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Date
March 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, BioLogos, Darwin's Black Box, Darwin's Doubt, Darwinian evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, gene duplication, Michael Behe, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, neutral evolution, PLOS Biology, Reviewing Adam and the Genome, Stephen Meyer, Trinity Western University}

Adam and the Genome and Whole Genome Duplication Events

_{Science & Culture
March 13, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Evidence for WGD doesn’t show a Darwinian pathway. There is no evidence here against intelligent design or Michael Behe. Read More ›

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Author
Sarah Chaffee

Date
May 26, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Science Education
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, academic freedom, Darwin's House of Cards, education, evolution, PLOS Biology, strengths and weaknesses, Third Way of Evolution, Tom Bethell}

Should Students “Accept” Evolution – Or Think Critically About It?

_{Sarah Chaffee
May 26, 2017

Evolution, Science Education, Scientific Freedom

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It’s strange to speak of “acceptance” of a scientific theory, as if it were something very different, like a religious doctrine. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 15, 2017

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, __k-review, algae, evolution, India, intelligent design, PLOS Biology, Research}

Plant-Like Life Is Pushed Back 400 Million Years

_{David Klinghoffer
March 15, 2017

Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Science

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In the evolution debate, Darwinists interpret time as automatically favorable to themselves. Not necessarily so. Read More ›