Tag: Steven Benner

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
April 8, 2024

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, chemical evolution, Darwinian evolution, early Earth, Gerald Joyce, hype, intelligent agency, intelligent design, investigator intervention, James Tour, Lee Cronin, natural processes, nucleotides, PNAS, polymerases, protocols, replication, ribozymes, Rice University, RNA, RNA world, Steven Benner, Washington Post}

Fact Check: A “Monumental” Breakthrough in Understanding Life’s Origin?

_{Brian Miller
April 8, 2024

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The lauding of Gerald Joyce’s research is pure hype. His results only further demonstrate the absolute necessity of intelligent agency. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
December 12, 2023

Categories
Biology
Chemistry
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, Assembly Theory, biological complexity, biological information, biosignatures, functional information, Günter Bechly, Harvard University, intelligent design, James Tour, Lee Cronin, NASA, natural selection, simulations, Steven Benner, The Design Inference, William A. Dembski}

Cronin-Tour at Harvard: How Researchers Smuggle Design into Their Theories

_{Brian Miller
December 12, 2023

Biology, Chemistry, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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Cronin presented his Assembly Theory as a framework for understanding life’s origin. I believe he is correct but not in the way he intends. Read More ›

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
July 13, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, assumptions, Cambridge University, chemical evolution, Darwinian evolution, Dave Farina, early Earth, experiments, James Tour, John Sutherland, podcast, RNA, RNA world, Steven Benner}

Origin of Life: Cambridge Astrochemist Paul Rimmer Analyzes the Tour-Farina Debate

_{Brian Miller
July 13, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design, Origin of Life

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The differing perspectives of Tour and Rimmer result from the differences in their starting assumptions. Read More ›

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 25, 2023

Categories
Biochemistry
Origin of Life
Tagged
, abiogenesis, biopolymers, building blocks, cell membranes, devolution, early Earth, James Tour, membranes, Michael Russell, molecular machines, natural processes, peer-reviewed literature, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, Steven Benner, synthetic chemists}

Hello, Professor Dave: James Tour’s Criticisms of OOL Research Echo Those of Other Experts

_{Brian Miller
May 25, 2023

Biochemistry, Origin of Life

7}

Today, I will address one of the few honest questions that Professor Dave and other critics have asked of Dr. Tour. Read More ›

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post

Author
Brian Miller

Date
May 24, 2023

Categories
Chemistry
Evolution
Life Sciences
Origin of Life
Tagged
, amino acids, building blocks, Dave Farina, disinformation, early Earth, James Tour, Lee Cronin, Nature (journal), nucleotides, polymerization, polypeptides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, RNA, RNA world, Robert Shapiro, Steven Benner, water}

Professor Dave in His “Debate” with James Tour Showcases the Art of Citation Bluffing

_{Brian Miller
May 24, 2023

Chemistry, Evolution, Life Sciences, Origin of Life

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When Farina addressed the science, he rifled through a long series of technical articles, but greatly exaggerated their relevance. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 7, 2019

Categories
Evolution
Origin of Life
Tagged
, __k-review, ATP, Charles Darwin, chemical evolution, chirality, Darwinism, DNA, early Earth, enzymes, Georgia Tech, Joseph Hooker, Leslie Orgel, Nature Communications, nucleotides, plausibility, polymers, RNA, Steven Benner, Susan Mazur}

Latest Acts in the Origin-of-Life Circus

_{Science and Culture
January 7, 2019

Evolution, Origin of Life

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Leading lights in origin-of-life research share their work and thoughts in a series of open-access articles about chemical evolution. Read More ›