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Green Creatures: The Intelligent Design of Plants

Emily Reeves notes the operation of photosystem II, “the only enzyme in nature that is known to be able to split a water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen." Read More ›
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Photo: Ancient gold pectoral pendant, from Panama, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Creative Commons License.

Metals: From Stars to Cells 

Tracing metals back to their ultimate origins, the processes of stellar nucleosynthesis come into focus. Read More ›
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High Energy: Long Story Short Addresses “Energy Harnessing” and Life’s Origin

Everyone knows that maintaining life requires energy, but most do not appreciate the intricate steps required to harness it. Read More ›
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Photo: Chloroplasts, by Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Nature’s Energy Mining Relies on Molecular Design

Plants mine energy from a primary source (sun) and transform that energy into a secondary source (sugar). Read More ›
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How Do We Decide if Something Is Well Designed or Poorly Designed?

Erika DeBenedictis's statement that “organisms are absolutely the most sophisticated machines we know of” is supported by overwhelming evidence. Read More ›

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