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MOLO RNA world
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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 ›
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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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Origin of Life: Brian Miller Distills a Debate Between Dave Farina and James Tour

No one — not even the most elite of origin-of-life scientists — has a clue how life could have arisen through blind natural forces on the early Earth. Read More ›
James Tour
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Photo: James Tour, in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

James Tour Video Series on the Origin of Life — Assembly of Cellular Components

I suspect this challenge will not be widely heeded. Studying these issues will lead researchers toward a conclusion they simply are not willing to accept. Read More ›
MOLO RNA world
Image credit: Brian Gage.

James Tour Video Series on the Origin of Life — Properly Combining Building Blocks

Any progress toward life would be lost if a fully functional cell did not emerge within a reasonably short period of time. Read More ›
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James Tour Video Series on the Origin of Life — Synthesis of the Building Blocks

"The analogy that comes to mind is a golfer, who having played a ball through an 18-hole course, assumed the ball could also play the course in his absence." Read More ›
Mars Perseverance Rover
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NASA Is Overselling Its Mars Perseverance Mission

Synthetic organic chemist James Tour, of Rice University, has shown the folly of NASA scientists and others in a number of videos. Read More ›
James Tour
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Photo: James Tour in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

James Tour, Episode 4: On the Origin of Life, “The Devil Is in the Details”

"Dr. Tour teaches the concepts of enantiomers and chirality, exposing challenges in the prebiotic synthesis and resolution of the molecules needed for life." Read More ›
James Tour
Photo: James Tour, in a scene from Science Uprising, via Discovery Institute.

Episode 3: James Tour Detonates “Hyperbole Surrounding Origin-of-Life Claims”

As a correspondent quips, “I don’t know who Dave Farina is, but he’s kicked the wrong dog.” Indeed so. Read More ›

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