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Another “Junk DNA” Icon Bites the Dust

Casey Luskin examines a paper which argues that the famous beta-globin pseudogene is functional. Why is this pseudogene famous? Read More ›
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#5 Story of 2020: Coronavirus, Intelligent Design, and Evolution

The measures being taken against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic owe nothing to evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Photo: Galápagos finch, by Mike's Birds from Riverside, CA, US, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Galápagos Finches — Some Contradictions Solved

The authors offer a selectionist explanation, which is nevertheless uncertain. Note the repeated use of the subjunctive. Read More ›
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Galápagos Finches — An “Exceptionally Strong Natural-Selection Event”?

This is by no means an all-or-nothing selection (as the impression is sometimes given). Rather, the alleles are retained. Read More ›
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Listen: Lee Spetner Takes Aim at Natural Selection and Population Genetics

ID the Future explores key arguments from Dr. Spetner’s books Not by Chance and The Evolution Revolution. Read More ›
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Evolution, Intelligent Design, and the Coronavirus: Biologist Jonathan Wells Explains

Does modern evolutionary theory guide medicine’s response to COVID-19? Not when you consider that most of the major treatments being used and pursued actually preceded Darwin. Read More ›
COVID-19

Coronavirus, Intelligent Design, and Evolution

The measures being taken against the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic owe nothing to evolutionary theory. Read More ›
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Paul Nelson: “Take What Darwin Got Right and Build That into Your Theory of Design”

Something I’ve said for a long time is that the theory of intelligent design is a theory of evolution. Read More ›
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Students Sue School District for $12 Million Over “Monkey See” Photos

“There can’t be any question about what they meant. Remember, this is a zoology class. Evolution is taught.” Read More ›

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