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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 3, 2025

Categories
Applied Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abortion, Animal Algorithms, bacterial flagella, Biomimetics, cable bacteria, centrioles, Current Biology, Darwinism, Discovery Institute Press, engineers, Eric Cassell, evolution, fetuses, Harvard University, intelligent design, Living Waters, mantis shrimp, materials science, Michael Behe, molecular machines, navigation, New Scientist, nose, PNAS, sea turtles, sophistication, springtails, super-resolution microscopy, University of North Carolina, University of Oldenburg}

As Science Observes, Talk of Evolution Fades

_{David Coppedge
March 3, 2025

Applied Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Another point worthy of note: the more sophistication that is found in biological engineering, the more scientists want to imitate it. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
January 27, 2025

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, Ann Gauger, bias, causal circularity, cells, circular reasoning, codons, common ancestor, cysteine, DNA, genetic code, helicase, histidine, mind, natural processes, nucleotides, Phys.org, PNAS, proteins, replication, RNA world, topoisomerase, transcription, translation}

Circular Reasoning in Origin of Life Research: Insights from a Recent Study on the Genetic Code

_{Brian Miller
January 27, 2025

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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This study compared sequences of proteins in modern organisms to reconstruct ancestral proteins believed to reside in the last universal common ancestor (LUCA). Read More ›

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Author
Günter Bechly

Date
December 24, 2024

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Paleontology
Tagged
, "Out of Africa", Africans, bioRxiv, Current Biology, Fossil Friday (series), intelligent design, introgression, Nature (journal), Nature Genetics, Neanderthal DNA, Neanderthals, Nobel laureates, non-Africans, paleontology, PNAS, population size, Science (journal), scientific community, Svante Pääbo, University of Cambridge}

No. 9 Story of 2024: Suppressed Dissent About Neanderthal DNA in Modern Humans

_{Günter Bechly
December 24, 2024

Human Origins and Anthropology, Paleontology

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The case of Professor William Amos represents an interesting parallel with dissenters in the intelligent design community. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
October 28, 2024

Categories
Archaeology
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, algorithms, anthropologists, archaeologists, design detection, design filter, graffiti, historians, history, intelligent design, New Scientist, Peru, PNAS, UNESCO}

Using AI to Discover Intelligent Design

_{David Coppedge
October 28, 2024

Archaeology, Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

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Hundreds of faint archaeological geoglyphs were found by training AI on aerial photographs of the Nazca plain in Peru. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 29, 2024

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, adaptability, engineers, flexibility, information flow, molecular machines, neurons, PNAS, proteins, Science (journal), Singapore, squirrels}

Wrap Your Mind Around the Synapse — Just Try

_{David Coppedge
August 29, 2024

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

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The method neurons use to transfer signals seems like a kludge. But it works astonishingly fast and efficiently. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 23, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, bats, cheetahs, clicks, Current Biology, Fantasia, foxes, hippos, humans, Imperial College London, kinetic energy, lizards, mammals, Mass, morphology, mouse, movement, New Scientist, PNAS, skull, speed, University of Michigan, University of New Hampshire, water}

Hippos, Cheetahs, Bats: Mammals Master Physics

_{David Coppedge
July 23, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Physics

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Whether sleek, lumbering, or aerobatic, mammals are well equipped with the know-how to push their movements to the limits of the possible. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 11, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromosomes, cohesin, Current Biology, DNA, error correction, evolution, foresight, function, intelligent design, meiosis, NASA, PNAS, sexual reproduction}

Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division

_{David Coppedge
July 11, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
July 8, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, amino acids, anaphase, bacterial flagellum, cell biology, cell division, centrosomes, Chinese, chromosomes, cows, intelligent design, interphase, metaphase, Michael Behe, mitosis, molecules, outboard motor, PNAS, Romans, scientism, Taiwan}

Herding Chromosomes in the Mitosis Corral

_{David Coppedge
July 8, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 27, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bananas, bioluminescence, corals, Darwinism, Design Inference, flowers, honeybees, intelligent design, jellyfish, parrots, PNAS, pollinators, radiation, scorpions, structural color, tetrapods}

Fluorescent Animals: Can They Be Darwinized?

_{David Coppedge
June 27, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Many animals and plants exhibit fluorescence, changing color in ultraviolet light. Whether this property is adaptive has never been thoroughly investigated. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 20, 2024

Categories
Botany
Ecology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptation, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, animals, biofilm, calendars, caterpillars, Current Biology, Darwin’s Bluff, Darwinian evolution, evolution, foresight, intelligent design, natural selection, physiology, PNAS, Robert Shedinger, sensors, Stonehenge, temperature}

Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

_{David Coppedge
May 20, 2024

Botany, Ecology, Intelligent Design

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No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Read More ›