Tag: polypeptides

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post

Author
David Coppedge

Date
June 25, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, biochemistry, central dogma, condensates, conservation, Darwinian theory, devolution, disease, DNA, evolutionarily conserved, function, genetics, genome, IDR-ome, intrinsically disordered proteins, intrinsically disordered regions, Levinthal paradox, mutations, original design, PNAS, polypeptides, proteins, proteome, sequence conservation, unevolved}

Active Matter: Newfound Order in “Disordered” Proteins

_{David Coppedge
June 25, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

8}

Intrinsically disordered regions of proteins may not be functionless after all. They appear to be multi-functional. Read More ›

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post

Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
April 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, acyl transfer, aldehydes, alphabet, amino acids, anhydrides, atoms, biosynthetic cost, codons, cyclisation, decomposition, DNA replication, esters, Francis Crick, hydrolysis, hydrophobicity, ketones, nitriles, polypeptides, protein core, proteins, purposeful selection, racemisation, side chains, solubility, stability, surface, teleology, The FEBS Journal, tRNAs}

The Set of Amino Acids Used in Life Is No “Frozen Accident”

_{Jonathan McLatchie
April 28, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

6}

Significantly, these data indicate that the space of usable amino acids is severely constrained. Read More ›

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post

Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
March 12, 2024

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, blueprint, Chance and Necessity, DNA, hominids, Homo sapiens, human beings, Jacques Monod, Nazis, Nobel Prize, polypeptides, science of purpose, scientific atheists}

From Jacques Monod, a Grim Message for Humanity

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
March 12, 2024

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design

5}

Biology was becoming a "real" science, melded with chemistry into the new discipline of biochemistry. At last life was reducible to molecular interactions. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
January 11, 2024

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, Assembly Theory, Brian Miller, carbohydrates, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, debates, Discovery Institute, early Earth, enzymes, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, James Tour, Lee Cronin, lipids, nucleotides, polynucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Professor Dave, Rice University, RNA, roundtable, specified information, University of Glasgow}

Another War of Words: Jim Tour and Lee Cronin at Harvard

_{Casey Luskin
January 11, 2024

Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

8}

Tour didn’t shout. He didn’t call anyone an “idiot.” He never called Cronin a “bad chemist.” And Tour’s scientific challenges were entirely reasonable. Read More ›

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 29, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biological information, cells, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, deadline, early Earth, experts, glucose, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, nucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Rice University, RNA, sugars, Tova Forman, YouTubers}

No. 4 Story of 2023: On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Called These Researchers’ Bluff

_{Brian Miller
December 29, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

5}

Dr. Tour issued his challenge in reply to the claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 31, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, biological information, cells, Dave Farina, David Klinghoffer, deadline, early Earth, experts, glucose, intelligent design, James Tour, materialism, nucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Rice University, RNA, sugars, Tova Forman, YouTubers}

On Origin of Life, Chemist James Tour Has Successfully Called These Researchers’ Bluff

_{Brian Miller
October 31, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

4}

Tour issued his challenge in reply to the false claims made by YouTubers, like Dave Farina, about how these hurdles to life’s origin had been fully addressed. Read More ›

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post

Author
Carl Linnaeus

Date
August 10, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, amino acids, asteroid, enzymes, evaporation, homochirality, minerals, peptide bond, polymers, polypeptides, ribose, RNA}

Origin of Life: The Challenge of Achieving Homochirality with Mineral Surfaces

_{Carl Linnaeus
August 10, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

7}

There are sound counterarguments to the plethora of schemes that OOL researchers devise in trying to account for how life could have emerged abiotically. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, abiogenesis, early Earth, James Tour, polynucleotides, polypeptides, polysaccharides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, rhetoric, Rice University, specified information}

James Tour Takes Professor Dave to School: Farina Won’t Answer Tour’s Reasonable Questions

_{Casey Luskin
May 25, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences

3}

Farina finally did write something on the blackboard: “Not Clueless.” This, needless to say, did not answer Tour’s request for a scientific explanation. Read More ›

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post

Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Alexander Vilenkin, atheism, Avi Loeb, Darwin-skeptics, Dave Farina, David Berlinski, Denis Noble, Discovery Institute, enzymes, evolution, Ian Tattersall, Inference (journal), James Shapiro, James Tour, Jean-Pierre Luminet, Jeremy England, Lawrence Krauss, Lee Cronin, Martin Rees, Noam Chomsky, polymers, polynucleotides, polypeptides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, Richard Dawkins, RNA, specified information, The Workhorse of the Cell}

James Tour Focused on Science, Dave Farina on Character Assassination: So, Who Wins?

_{Casey Luskin
May 24, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences

9}

Professor Dave’s attacks undercut his credibility as a spokesman for his own view. If he had the truth on his side, there’s no reason he would behave this way. Read More ›

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, building blocks, Dave Farina, disinformation, early Earth, James Tour, Lee Cronin, Nature (journal), nucleotides, polymerization, polypeptides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, RNA world, Robert Shapiro, Steven Benner, water}

Professor Dave in His “Debate” with James Tour Showcases the Art of Citation Bluffing

_{Brian Miller
May 24, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

6}

When Farina addressed the science, he rifled through a long series of technical articles, but greatly exaggerated their relevance. Read More ›