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On the Origin of Life, James Tour Exposes the Irrelevance of Lee Cronin’s Research

Tour details Cronin’s consistent exaggeration of the progress he and other researchers have made in unraveling the mystery of life’s origin. Read More ›
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Photo: James Tour and Eric Metaxas, via Discovery Institute.

Socrates in the City: James Tour on Nanotech

Tour explains some of the inventions coming out of his Rice University lab, including molecular cars and astonishing graphene technologies. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The Year in Review: Intelligent Design Grows in Influence and Depth

Our researchers will continue to support and communicate what represents the earliest stages in the next great scientific revolution. Read More ›
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Photo credit: NASA, ESA and G. Gilmore (University of Cambridge); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America).

Keating, Krauss, Tour: Three Jewish Scientists with Remarkably Different Perspectives

Here is a fascinating and very different pair of scientific, religious, and philosophical conversations, both with UC San Diego physicist Brian Keating. Read More ›
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Photo: Plasma membrane, by Krishna satya 333, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

The “Clumping” Problem and the Origin of Life

In the 1970s, biochemist Sidney Fox and colleagues believed they had uncovered primitive cell membrane-like structures called protenoid microspheres. Read More ›
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Graphene hexagonal structure in motion as artificial intelligence concept. Graphene molecular grid. 3D illustration. 3D Rendering
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Flash Graphene: Born Again Plastic Is Planet-Friendly

Jim Tour is a man of faith and if you talk to him, he’s quick to credit God for blessing him and his team with these innovations. Read More ›
Matthew Scholz
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Manipulating Molecules: Combining Info + Nano for Better Medicine

“Oscar Wilde said nature imitates art,” Meyer said. And today we’re going to see that “technology is able to imitate and even in some ways, improve on nature.” Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.

New Animated Video Dismantles Origin-of-Life Hype

The origin of the first life required not merely design, but an ingenious designing intelligence far beyond that of our smartest origin-of-life researchers. Read More ›
Perseid Meteor Shower
Photo: Perseid Meteor Shower, by NASA/Bill Ingalls.

New Book, The Comprehensive Guide to Science and Faith, Answers Key Questions on Intelligent Design

"If anyone thinks that the study of science and faith should be disparate disciplines, here are more than 656 reasons why they’re wrong." Read More ›
Casey Luskin
Photo: Casey Luskin in South Africa.

For Dr. Casey Luskin, a New Online Home — And a New Book!

Chemist James Tour at Rice University calls the book a “heroic encyclopedic work.” Read More ›

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