Tag: Scott Minnich

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
June 8, 2025

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, adaptations, bacteria, biology, Carolyn Hovde, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, engineered complexity, engineering, evolution, evolutionary leap, genetic mechanisms, ID the Future, innovation, Jonathan Witt, Journal of Bacteriology, microbes, podcast, Scott Minnich, University of Idaho}

Engineered Complexity in the Microbial World

_{Andrew McDiarmid
June 8, 2025

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Many biological “adaptations” may involve the use of innate abilities or the disruption of existing functions, rather than the creation of entirely new ones. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
August 3, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Philosophy
Technology
Tagged
, actuators, bacterial cell, bacterial flagellum, chemotaxis, Discovering Intelligent Design, effectors, feedback, gears, genes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, operating system, propeller, protons, Scott Minnich, sensors, Vanderbilt University, YouTubers}

Popular YouTube Science Educator Professes “Emotional” Response to “Amazing” Flagellum

_{Casey Luskin
August 3, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life, Philosophy, Technology

8}

In the video, engineer Destin Sandlin explains how he became captivated after watching an online animation of the bacterial flagellum. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 13, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Bijan Nemati, culture, Darwinian evolution, DNA, E. coli, engineers, Eric Anderson, evolution, extinction, Idaho, Iraq, Long Term Evolutionary Experiment, mutations, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, Why It Matters}

Hitting the Brakes on “Rapid Evolution”

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 13, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski hopes to demonstrate Darwinian evolution in action. But one humble scientist from Northern Idaho says not so fast! Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
December 12, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Ann Gauger, Eric Anderson, evolution, high school students, ID the Future, intelligent design, microbiology, microorganisms, mutations, natural selection, podcast, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Why It Matters}

A Microbiologist’s Journey to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
December 12, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

Scott Minnich shares how he first learned about ID, met philosopher of science Dr. Stephen Meyer, and eventually became involved in a well-known documentary. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
June 28, 2023

Categories
Anatomy
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, convergence, Darwinians, dinosaurs, DNA, explanatory filter, Explore Evolution, improbability, intelligence, mutations, necks, Neo-Darwinism, paleontology, Paul Nelson, Ralph Seelke, sauropods, Scott Minnich, specification, Stephen Meyer, William A. Dembski, worldview}

Long Necks in Sauropod Dinosaurs — By Neo-Darwinism or Intelligent Design?

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
June 28, 2023

Anatomy, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

4}

The origin of the ingeniously intricate long necks in sauropod dinosaurs has been postulated to have arisen more than 35 times independently. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
June 22, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, Bayes factor, Center for Science and Culture, citrate, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Dave Farina, Discovery Institute, eggs, embryos, Escherichia coli, evolution, goal-directedness, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, James Tour, likelihood, lizards, metabolites, Michael Behe, NADH, natural processes, Rice University, Scott Minnich, sea slug, The Edge of Evolution, University of Idaho}

Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Irreducible Complexity

_{Jonathan McLatchie
June 22, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

14}

The first exhibit is Lenski’s long-term evolution experiment, in which, after some 33,000 generations, bacterial cells evolved the ability to grow on citrate. Read More ›

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Date
June 2, 2023

Categories
Biology
Botany
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, animals, Azusa Pacific University, bacteria, Carolyn Hovde, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Dustin Van Hofwegen, E. coli, evolution, ID the Future, Journal of Bacteriology, Long Term Evolution Experiment, Neo-Darwinism, podcast, Richard Lenski, Scott Minnich, University of Idaho}

Engineering and Evolution in the Microbial World

_{Science and Culture
June 2, 2023

Biology, Botany, Evolution, Intelligent Design

2}

This year’s Conference on Engineering in Living Systems (CELS) is going on right now, exploring design principles at work in living things. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
December 23, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
December 23, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

5}

Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Eric H. Anderson

Date
November 15, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Genetics
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genomes, intelligent design, junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase}

Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

_{Eric H. Anderson
November 15, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Genetics, Intelligent Design

5}

Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
April 4, 2022

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, archaea, ATP synthase, bacteria, bacterial flagellum, Brownian motion, cryo-electron microscopy, Current Biology, Escherichia coli, evolution, Harvard University, Inertia, intelligent design, Nature (journal), outboard motor, Scott Minnich, Unlocking the Mystery of Life, water}

Harvard Biophysicist Howard Berg, Flagellum’s Discoverer, Lives On

_{David Coppedge
April 4, 2022

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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More than any other scientist, he brought to light the intricate biophysics occurring at the molecular scale in living organisms. Read More ›