C elegans Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date October 9, 2023 CategoriesBiochemistryEvolutionIntelligent DesignReproductive Science Tagged , ATP, barnacles, Caenorhabditis elegans, Darwin's Black Box, ejaculatory reflex, evolution, fertilization, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Jackson Wheat, Michael Behe, microtubules, middle piece, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nick Matzke, purifying selection, roundworm, sperm cells, sperm flagellum How NOT to Argue Against Irreducible Complexity Jonathan McLatchie October 9, 2023 Biochemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science 9 This roundworm produces non-flagellated sperm, though these sperm cells are amoeboid, meaning that they move by extending and retracting protrusions. Read More ›
sperm cells Type post Author Jonathan McLatchie Date June 30, 2023 CategoriesBiologyEvolutionIntelligent DesignReproductive Science Tagged , acrosin, acrosome, acrosome phase, bacterial flagellum, calcium ions, cap phase, capacitation, cervix, Daniela Nicastro, DNA, dyneins, egg cell, ejaculation, fertilization, fertilized egg, flagellum, foresight, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Golgi phase, haploid genome, Harvard University, human reproduction, hyaluronidase, infant, intelligent design, intent, intercourse, Irreducible Complexity, Jianfeng Lin, middle piece, mitochondria, ovum, reproductive tract, seminal fluid, sperm cells, sperm flagellum, teleology, uterine tubes, uterus, zygote On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells Jonathan McLatchie June 30, 2023 Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Reproductive Science 8 Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›