Tag: respiration

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 15, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP synthase, blueprint, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, chromosomes, cohesins, condensins, Darwinism, David Klinghoffer, DNA, electrostatics, EMBO Journal, error catastrophe, genome, gravity, Hurricanes, lipidome, mitochondria, mitosis, mutations, physical laws, Plato's Revenge, proteome, replication accuracy, respirasome, respiration, Richard Sternberg, Science (journal), Skinner’s Constant, tornadoes, University of Massachusetts}

A Cell Makes “Decisions” — But if It’s Following a Material Blueprint, How Does It Do That?

_{David Coppedge
April 15, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Watching cells under a microscope, we sense familiarity with their challenges when they face puzzles. How is this possible if their nature is strictly physical? Read More ›

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Author
Stephen J. Iacoboni

Date
February 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Reproductive Science
Tagged
, "survival of the fittest", Charles Darwin, circulation, detoxification, digestion, excretion, intelligent design, Jonathan McLatchie, metabolism, organ systems, organisms, purpose, reproductive system, respiration, science of purpose}

A Darwinian Dilemma: The Paradox of Reproduction

_{Stephen J. Iacoboni
February 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Reproductive Science

3}

Astonishingly, there is one unique organ system that actually detracts from the chances of survival of even the fittest individuals. Read More ›

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Date
June 9, 2022

Categories
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Fine-tuning
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, bipedalism, Discovery Institute Press, earth sciences, Eric Anderson, ID the Future, intelligent design, Michael Denton, podcast, respiration}

The Miracle of Man: Extraordinary “Coincidences” All the Way Down

_{Science and Culture
June 9, 2022

Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Fine-tuning, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Technology

1}

The fine tuning, what Denton calls anthropic prior fitness, would seem to require foresight and planning on literally a cosmic scale. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 5, 2021

Categories
Evolution
Tagged
, Douglas Axe, gills, hermit crabs, homology, humans, Icons of Evolution, intelligent design, Jonathan Wells, Lewis Wolpert, mammals, neo-Darwinian theory, pharyngeal arches, respiration, respiratory organs, Stephen Meyer, The Paradigm Project, vertebrate}

Do Human Embryos Have Gills?

_{Casey Luskin
May 5, 2021

Evolution

5}

Jonathan Wells provide quotes from leading embryologists discussing how pharyngeal folds in humans only have an “illusory” similarity to fish gills. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
August 15, 2020

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Physics
Tagged
, advanced technology, atmosphere, breathing, carbon, electromagnetic spectrum, embryos, fire, Fire-Maker series, fitness of nature, Lawrence Henderson, metabolic energy, oxidation, oxygen, respiration, The Fitness of the Environment, X-ray}

Fire and Fitness: A Summary of the Evidence

_{Michael Denton
August 15, 2020

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Physics

3}

Surely there could not be an equivalent ensemble of fitness in nature for some other type of life. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
August 12, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP, blood, charcoal, circulatory system, Energy, Fire-Maker series, heart, human body, intelligent design, kilns, medical school, metabolic energy, metallurgy, molecular motor, muscles, myosin, oxygen, respiration, respiratory system, strength, wood}

What if Our Muscles Were Less Powerful?

_{Michael Denton
August 12, 2020

Intelligent Design

6}

As every medical student comes to learn when first dissecting the human body at medical school, our limbs are almost entirely composed of muscles. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
July 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Technology
Tagged
, ambient temperatures, atmosphere, copper, ductility, earth, electrical power, electricity, fire, Fire-Maker series, metals, respiration, steel, tensile strength}

For a Technological Civilization, We Must Have Metals

_{Michael Denton
July 29, 2020

Intelligent Design, Technology

4}

It is very doubtful that any beings in the universe could develop a civilization remotely comparable with our own without the use of metals. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
July 28, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Tagged
, atmosphere, carbon dioxide, combustion, fire, Fire-Maker series, Goldilocks, gravitational field, gravity, helium, hydrogen, intelligent design, nitrogen, oxygen, planetary design, respiration}

For Fire, Our Planet Is Just the Right Size

_{Michael Denton
July 28, 2020

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences

3}

Self-evidently, the gravity on the surface of a planet limits the maximum size of large terrestrial organisms. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
July 25, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Physical Sciences
Technology
Tagged
, atmosphere, civilization, combustion, earth, fire, Fire-Maker series, gases, gravity, mankind, metabolism, metals, Mount Everest, NASA, nitrogen, oxygen, respiration, Stone Age}

By Design, Earth Is a Planet Fit for Fire

_{Michael Denton
July 25, 2020

Intelligent Design, Physical Sciences, Technology

9}

As we have seen so far in this series, fire was an absolutely crucial component in humanity’s rise to civilization and technology. Read More ›

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Author
Otangelo Grasso

Date
October 28, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, Aarhus University, Carl Zimmer, Darwinian evolution, electrons, microbiology, nanowires, New Scientist, New York Times, oxygen, pili, respiration, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, University of Virginia}

Electroactive Bacteria: A “Mind-Blowing” Case of Intelligent Design

_{Otangelo Grasso
October 28, 2019

Intelligent Design

8}

Somehow, G. sulfurreducens “know” how to assemble molecules in their pili in an exact sequential and functional order. Read More ›