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Signature in the Cell

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Hands-On Chemistry Can’t Simulate Prebiotic Earth

Says Dr. Meyer, “Even the modest movement they get towards life seems to be intelligently designed at each step of the way." Read More ›
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On Origin of Life, Stephen Meyer and James Tour Debunk Researcher Lee Cronin’s Claims

Have prebiotic chemists made any progress on the sequence specificity problem? None whatsoever, says Dr. Tour. Read More ›
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James Tour and Stephen Meyer Bring Clarity to Origin of Life Debate

“What is being simulated is the need for intelligent agency to move simple chemicals in a life-friendly direction,” says Meyer. Read More ›
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New Exhibition on the Bible and Science Opens in Nation’s Capital

Tracing the development of science over two millennia, the exhibition challenges a popular misconception about the relationship between the Bible and science. Read More ›
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Stephen Meyer and Company Answer Questions about Science and Faith

The conference was jointly sponsored by Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture and Westminster Theological Seminary. Read More ›
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Joana Xavier, Skepticism About Design, and a Fable About a Gray Parrot with an iPad

Xavier, of University College London, is a young origin-of-life researcher who has steadily pursued questions of central importance.  Read More ›
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The Logic of Design Detection

Rational agents often detect the prior activity of other designing minds by the character of the effects they leave behind. Read More ›
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The Origin of Life and the Information Enigma

In 1953, when Watson and Crick elucidated the structure of the DNA molecule, they made a startling discovery. Read More ›
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Zombie Science: Miller-Urey Experiment Is Back from the Dead, Barely

Scientifically speaking, the Miller experiment was a non-starter. Then when the atmosphere they used was called into question, the icon was doubly dead. Read More ›
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Evolution Is Not Like Physics

A new theory of evolution extends Darwinian processes, making them into physical laws based on “learning theory.” Read More ›

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