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Zinc
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Zinc and the Miracle of Man

Elemental zinc pulls together multiple themes that biologist Michael Denton writes about in his new book. Read More ›
coin toss
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Rosenhouse’s Blunder: Another Nonsensical Mathematical Argument Against Intelligent Design

Darwinist mathematician Jason Rosenhouse uses the analogy of a coin toss to defend the Darwinian explanation. Read More ›
Telegraph operator
Photo: Telegraph operator, by Tropenmuseum, part of the National Museum of World Cultures, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

In Life, Not One Code but Many

It would be as ridiculous to lump all of these into a single genetic code as it would be to lump Morse Code into the genetic code. Read More ›
kinesin
Image at top: Kinesin at work in the cell, from "Kinesin: The Workhorse of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Natural Machinery Operates Without Intervention; But How?

We’re going to need a new philosophy: one that can handle realities the Elizabethans and Victorians could never have imagined. Read More ›
Cambrian event
computer simulation
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Unraveling the Myth that Undesigned Processes Generate Novel Functions

In short, the sequences performed no new function, so no new information was created. Read More ›
DNA
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Imagining “Abiogenesis”: Crick, Watson, and Franklin

There are some biologists, such as Richard Dawkins, who still pin their faith in ideas which have resulted only in blankly negative experimental results. Read More ›
Smi32neuron
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Brain Neurons Are “Comparable to a Library”

It’s one of those occasions in biology (not rare) when the term “intelligent design,” despite other merits, falls flat as a description. Read More ›
origin of life
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New Animated Video: Cell Membranes by Natural Processes Alone?

Cell membranes are essential for life because they actively maintain homeostasis, providing a consistent environment inside the cell. Read More ›
Steven Novella
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Yale’s Steven Novella Falls for Origin-of-Life Hype

Novella is a prominent atheist who jumped at the chance to promote the secular creation narrative of life’s origin. Read More ›
E. coli
innovate
Photo: E. coli bacteria, by NIAID [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Application of ID: Leveraging Design Triangulation to Anticipate Biological Redundancy

In previous posts, I’ve covered how neo-Darwinism can make biological redundancy more confusing than it should be. Read More ›

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