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The Shadow of a Science Yet to Be Born

The paper by Tompa and Rose casts a shadow for us, and we need to trace its outline and derive the theory behind the shadow. Read More ›
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The Hidden City

Picture a hidden city, that though it cannot be seen, is everywhere. Sound crazy? It’s real. Read More ›
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The Darwinian Regime Can’t Hide Emerging Clues to Life’s Design

When you live with an ideology long enough, it can take root in your mind and have a lasting effect. Read More ›
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Flink Fast! Here’s a Biodesign Paper for Happy ID Holidays

Two highly complex creatures, humans and bacteria, team up for a new future, using 3D printing with “functional living ink” — Flink. Read More ›
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Image at top: Kinesin at work in the cell, from "Kinesin: The Workhorse of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

ID’s Top Six — The Origin of Irreducibly Complex Molecular Machines

There is no known cause, other than intelligent design, that can produce machine-like structures with multiple interacting parts. Read More ›
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Photo: "Ribosome Sculptures," New York Hall of Science, Ryan Somma via Flickr (cropped).

National Association of Biology Teachers Versus the Ribosome

Theodosius Dobzhansky famously wrote in 1973 that “Nothing in Biology Makes Sense Except in the Light of Evolution.” Read More ›
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Image credit: University of Basel, Biozentrum.

Ribosomes Optimized for Speed, Flexibility

The DNA translation machines in the cell show unexpected complexity, forcing molecular biologists to revise what they thought they knew about ribosomes. Read More ›
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Image: Cell with chaperone proteins, by Huber and Hoelz via Caltech.

More Marvels in the Molecular Machine Menagerie

As a plausible explanation of life's complexity, Darwinian thinking emerged when cellular biology was a great blur. Read More ›

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