Tag: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences | Page 4

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Date
April 13, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, bioengineering, Darwin's House of Cards, Douglas Axe, evolution, Finland, Heretic: One Scientist’s Journey from Darwin to Design, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Jonathan Witt, Karl Popper, Matti Leisola, natural selection, neo-Darwinian theory, Norman Macbeth, phlogiston, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Richard Lewontin, Stephen Jay Gould, Tom Bethell, Undeniable (book), W. Ford Doolittle, Zombie Science (book)}

Four Darwin Heretics: A Reader’s Roundup

_{Science & Culture
April 13, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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When you read Matti Leispola’s account of his adventures with a persecuted enclave of Darwin skeptics, you’ll understand why he has a smile on his face. Read More ›

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Date
March 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, ATP synthase, bacterial flagellum, cells, Irreducible Complexity, John E. Walker, Jonathan Wells, mitochondrial membrane, molecular machines, Paul Nelson, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, protons, Ribosome, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Irreducible Complexity in Molecular Machine Assembly

_{Science & Culture
March 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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We know that many molecular machines are irreducibly complex in their operation. Even more IC is the process of assembling them in the cell. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 7, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, __cedited, beliefs, bias, Harvard University, humans, Jack Szostak, Nature Chemistry, Nobel laureate, postdoc, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Retraction Crisis, Retraction Watch, RNA, scientists}

Retractions Show Scientists “Blinded” by Belief

_{Ann Gauger
December 7, 2017

Evolution

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Nobel laureate Jack Szostak has recently retracted a paper. This is a big deal because of who he is and because of where it was published. Read More ›

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post

Date
October 26, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, __image, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Charles Darwin, Darwin's Black Box, Frank Turek, Michael Behe, Nobel Prize, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, propeller, proteins, Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines (film), selection pressure, speed, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Three Flagellum Updates Amplify Behe’s Challenge to Darwinism from Irreducible Complexity

_{Science & Culture
October 26, 2017

Intelligent Design

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Here’s what’s new about the iconic molecular machine that launched Michael Behe’s design revolution. Read More ›

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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
October 24, 2017

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, China, complexity, Devonian Period, evolution, fossils, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, simplicity}

World’s Oldest Tree Is World’s Most Complex Tree

_{Cornelius Hunter
October 24, 2017

Anatomy, Evolution, Life Sciences

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This makes no sense in light of evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen C. Meyer

Date
October 16, 2017

Categories
Biochemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, adenine, atmosphere, cytosine, dehydration, guanine, hydrolysis, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ribose, RNA, Signature in the Cell, sugars, thymine, uracil, UV radiation}

An Extraterrestrial Spin on the RNA World

_{Stephen C. Meyer
October 16, 2017

Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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The authors argue that RNA molecules appeared in warm little ponds more than 4.17 billion years ago, transported by “meteorites and interplanetary dust particles." Read More ›

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Date
October 9, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Cambrian Explosion, Darwin's Doubt, evolution, intelligent design, natural selection, phylogeny, PLOS ONE, Princeton University, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, protocells, Stephen Meyer, trilobites, University of Zurich, vera causa, worms}

Bottom-Up Bottoms Out

_{Science & Culture
October 9, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Materialist attempts to model the construction of hierarchical organization from the bottom up collapse into a heap of unanswered questions. Read More ›

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Date
October 5, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, "God of the gaps", boron, DNA, Douglas Axe, Geophysical Research Letters, Georgia Tech, Mars, National Science Foundation, polypeptides, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA, sugars, Undeniable (book), William A. Dembski}

Cheaters Never Prosper? Sure They Do in Origin-of-Life Papers

_{Science & Culture
October 5, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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How can scientists get away with publishing patent nonsense when it comes to the origin of life? Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, early Earth, hydrothermal vents, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, ozone, polymers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA world}

Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth

_{Casey Luskin
October 3, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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“Warm little ponds,” in Darwin's quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides. Read More ›

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Date
September 26, 2017

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __cedited, Cyanobacteria, desert, dirt, function, Georgia Tech, ID the Future, Jonathan Wells, Mars, NASA, photosynthesis, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, proteins, randomness, soil, Titan}

Intelligent Design in the Dirt

_{Science & Culture
September 26, 2017

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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If you’ve ever visited a desert, you may have noticed small clumpy mounds of crusty dirt in between the stretches of sand. Read More ›