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David Klinghoffer

Date
January 25, 2019

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, academic freedom, conservatism, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian theory, emotions, intelligent design, Kevin Williamson, Michael Behe, National Review, Nature (journal), novelty, PNAS, Science (journal), Scott Minnich, University of Idaho, William F. Buckley Jr.}

Michael Behe’s Darwin Devolves — When You’re Ready to Think for Yourself

_{David Klinghoffer
January 25, 2019

Biochemistry, Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The idea that scientists are like tribal elders, to be respected and never questioned, much less smirked at (God forbid), is one possible perspective. Read More ›

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Date
January 10, 2019

Categories
Botany
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, archaea, asexual reproduction, central dogma, DNA repair, epigenetics, eukaryotes, junk DNA, lipid bilayer, materialists, microbes, Nature (journal), Neo-Darwinism, PNAS, proteins, pseudogenes, RNA, Science (journal), Yale University}

Genetics and Epigenetics — New Problems for Darwinism

_{Science & Culture
January 10, 2019

Botany, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

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Scientists watched microbes inherit extreme acid resistance in Yellowstone hot springs not through genetics, but through epigenetics. Read More ›

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Date
November 16, 2018

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Biology
Evolution
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, __k-review, computer model, Dan-Eric Nilsson, evolution, eyes, Free Science, genes, Jonathan Wells, macroevolution, mantis shrimp, Nature (journal), neurobiology, Oxford University Press, phenotypes, PNAS, Richard Dawkins, Theodosius Dobzhansky, UC Santa Barbara, vision}

Can You Say That in Nature? Dobzhansky’s Evolution Cliché Is Becoming Passé

_{Science & Culture
November 16, 2018

Biology, Evolution

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“Nothing in biology makes sense except…” Go ahead; complete that sentence yourself, with a yawn. Read More ›

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Date
November 15, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, apoptosis, ATP, cells, DNA, homeostasis, Johns Hopkins University, Labor Day, MicroRNAs, PNAS, RNA, South Korea, University of Colorado, University of Montreal, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

More Cellular Roles Found for RNA

_{Science & Culture
November 15, 2018

Intelligent Design

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Previously relegated to servant tasks under the master DNA molecules, ribonucleic acids continue to surprise scientists. Read More ›

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Date
November 2, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
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, __k-review, ATP, Current Biology, Darwin's tree, dependency graph, fruit flies, GPS, ID the Future, intelligent design, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, limpets, Max Planck Institute, memory, Nature (journal), New Zealand, penguins, PLOS ONE, PNAS, University of Otago, Winston Ewert}

Ants, Wildebeest, Penguins, and More: A Zoo of Animal Designs

_{Science & Culture
November 2, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Don’t kick sand in the face of a wildebeest by joking that it looks like it was made by a committee. It might flex its muscles and charge. Read More ›

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Date
September 21, 2018

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Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, ctenophores, Darwinians, Douglas Axe, Eugene Koonin, fossils, Günter Bechly, intelligent design, methodological naturalism, Nature (journal), phyla, placozoans, PNAS, sponges, trilobites}

Still More Excuses for Cambrian Non-Evolution

_{Science & Culture
September 21, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Trilobites look up silently from their Burgess Shale rock slabs, with sad eyes, asking, “Where did I come from?” Read More ›

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Date
August 30, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, C. elegans, calcium, cells, Douglas Axe, genetic code, Harvard University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, intelligent design, ions, manganese, metabolism, molecular machines, Nature Communications, Parkinson’s disease, PNAS, Undeniable (book), University of Massachusetts at Amherst}

Membrane Channels Show Astonishing Specificity

_{Science & Culture
August 30, 2018

Intelligent Design

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The “selectivity filters” in membrane channels of living cells are able to discriminate between very similar molecules or atoms using complex mechanisms. Read More ›

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Date
August 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
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, __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
July 31, 2018

Categories
Biochemistry
Intelligent Design
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, __k-review, cryo-electron microscopy, DNA repair, enzymes, evolution, genome, molecular machines, nucleus, PNAS, Privileged Species, proteins, RNA, spliceosome, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

Inside the Machine Room of the Nucleus

_{Science & Culture
July 31, 2018

Biochemistry, Intelligent Design

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The nucleus is a beehive of activity, where information is not just stored but processed, protected, transcribed, and duplicated by highly complex machines. Read More ›

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Date
July 20, 2018

Categories
Evolution
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, __k-review, Anomalocaris, antennae, Burgess Shale, Cambrian Explosion, Cambrian News, Canada, Chengjiang biota, China, Current Biology, Darwin's Doubt, evolution, exoskeleton, fossils, functional whole, PNAS, Stephen Meyer, trilobites, Wikipedia}

Meet the Fuxianhuiids: Exploding Cambrian Arthropods

_{Science & Culture
July 20, 2018

Evolution

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True arthropods are among the most sophisticated animals that appeared without ancestors in the Cambrian explosion. Read More ›