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Author
Cornelius Hunter

Date
January 23, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, amino acids, catalysis, enzymes, RNA world}

About That RNA World Hypothesis

_{Cornelius Hunter
January 23, 2018

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Given its widespread popularity and acceptance you might not have realized that the so-called RNA World hypothesis suffers from some dramatic problems. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 3, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __edited, early Earth, hydrothermal vents, meteorites, Miller-Urey experiment, nucleobases, ozone, polymers, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, RNA world}

Warm Little Pond? PNAS Paper Admits Difficulties Generating RNA on Prebiotic Earth

_{Casey Luskin
October 3, 2017

Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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“Warm little ponds,” in Darwin's quaint expression, are actually very hostile environments for generating nucleotides. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
June 26, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, alphabet soup, codons, DNA, entropy, Eugene Koonin, information, Michael Yarus, RNA world, Shannon information}

Origin of Life and Information — Some Common Myths

_{Brian Miller
June 26, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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A common attempt to overcome the need for information in the first cell is to equate information to a reduction in entropy. Read More ›

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Date
February 24, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Research, RNA world, science}

Putting the RNA World Theory to the Test with “Pistol”

_{Science & Culture
February 24, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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A "self-cleaving ribozyme," Pistol has to redeem itself without shooting the RNA World in the foot. Read More ›

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post

Date
October 3, 2016

Categories
Biochemistry
Tagged
, __nedited, catalysis, molecular biology, protein translation, reader comment, ribozymes, RNA, RNA world, S. Joshua Swamidass, Signature in the Cell, transcription}

Did a Commenter at BioLogos Find a Damning Error in Meyer’s Signature in the Cell? Nope.

_{Science & Culture
October 3, 2016

Biochemistry

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There are numerous unresolved problems for the RNA World thesis. Stephen Meyer mentions many of them. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 26, 2015

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Research, RNA world, science, Views}

As a Solution to the Origin of Life, RNA World Model Comes Under Attack

_{Casey Luskin
June 26, 2015

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Now it seems that limits to evolution have become an argument for evolution. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
March 4, 2014

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, Research, RNA world}

No Blind Watchmaker Created the RNA World

_{Casey Luskin
March 4, 2014

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Ribozyme experiments suggest that for life to originate, what was needed was a goal in mind, an agent in charge, with the means to implement a preconceived plan. We have a name for that. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
May 20, 2013

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, molecular machines, RNA world}

Molecular Machines and the Problematic RNA World

_{Casey Luskin
May 20, 2013

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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Writing at ENV last month, I explained why proponents of intelligent design are justified in using the term "molecular machines." Read More ›

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Date
March 16, 2012

Categories
Chemistry
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, David Coppedge, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, lawsuit, NASA, proteins, ribozymes, RNA world, science, trial}

A New Study Questions RNA World

_{Science & Culture
March 16, 2012

Chemistry, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Researchers at the University of Illinois used phylogenetic modeling methods to evaluate the evolutionary history of the ribosome. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
March 15, 2012

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Freedom
Tagged
, __k-review, David Coppedge, intelligent design, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA, proteins, ribozymes, RNA world, trial, William Becker}

The Deep, Dark Secret of NASA’s Big, Bad Scary Pro-Intelligent Design Harasser David Coppedge: He’s Shy

_{David Klinghoffer
March 15, 2012

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Freedom

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Jet Propulsion Laboratory has the burden of showing that Coppedge engaged in "harassment," that he "targeted" co-workers. Read More ›