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A Question on New Genes and Animal Origins

A correspondent wrote to us with an interesting question about evolution that arose in a discussion he had with a biologist. Read More ›
Bacillus subtilis
Image: Bacillus subtilis, identified by Bapteste and his co-authors as a possible age-distorter, by WMrapids, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Antibiotic Resistance: An Example of Chance and Necessity, or Programming?

Antibiotic resistance is an icon of observable evolution; however, the extent to which chance mutations underpin the phenomenon remains uncertain. Read More ›
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Synergies All the Way Down 

Examples of synergy cited by Peter Corning include multicellularity; sexual reproduction; emperor penguins huddling together for warmth.  Read More ›
Helicase
Image: Helicase enzyme, by Phoebus87 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 <http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The DNA Replisome: A Paradigm of Design

One can hardly appeal to natural selection to account for the origins of DNA replication without assuming the existence of the thing one seeks to explain. Read More ›
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Evolution Falsified? Rope Kojonen’s Achievement

If unguided evolution can account for the eye of an eagle, does it make any sense to say that intelligent design is also needed? Read More ›
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Is It Becoming Acceptable to Speak of Biological Systems and Processes in Terms of Design?

In this example, think of the Darwinese as packing peanuts that can be removed to get to the important items inside. Read More ›
Brian Miller Teaching at ID Educatin Day
Photo: Brian Miller, by Daniel Reeves.

Brian Miller: Rarity and Isolation of Proteins in Sequence Space

Dr. Miller reports on research showing that the probability of a protein continuing to work after each mutation drops precipitously. Read More ›
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From Nature, a Devastating Critique of Origin-of-Life Research

The magazine started by Norman Lockyer in 1869 to promote Darwin’s naturalistic views has had to face judgment day. Read More ›
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Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Read More ›
Denis Noble
Denis Noble
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Denis Noble in Nature: “Time to Admit Genes Are Not the Blueprint For Life”

In his review, Noble comes right out and says that “Classic views of evolution should also be questioned.” Read More ›

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