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Plasmodium falciparum
Nathan Lents
Photo: Plasmodium falciparum, by Lukas.S at English Wikipedia (Original text: Lukas 05:24, 5 October 2006 (UTC)) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

On Chloroquine Resistance, Nathan Lents Severely Misrepresents Behe’s Arguments

If you’re going to engage with an individual you disagree with, it’s important to know what that person argues and to state it accurately. Read More ›
train wreck
Lenski
Photo: A train wreck, 1895, Montparnasse Station, Paris, via Wikimedia Commons.

Train Wreck of a Review: A Response to Lenski et al. in Science

Richard Lenski has spent decades overseeing the most extensive, most acclaimed laboratory evolution experiment conducted to date. Read More ›
Behe
Photo: Michael Behe, in Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines.

Science Review Offers False Accusations about Chloroquine Resistance

In one paragraph Lents et al. twice cited sources they thought contradicted Behe, and twice suggested he ignored or dismissed contrary evidence. Read More ›
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Photo: Joshua Swamidass, by J. Nathan Matias, via Flickr (cropped).

Darwinists Devolve: Review by Swamidass, Lenski, and Lents Borders on Fraud

I found their review utterly convincing — although probably not in the way the authors might hope. Read More ›
PNAS
PNAS
Photo: Albert Einstein Memorial, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C., by G0T0 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons. 

When It Comes to Origins Science, Is PNAS Really “Ready When You Are”?

Kevin Williamson imagines that scientists are free to “slug it out” in journals and other academic settings, so that the truth reliably emerges. Read More ›
E. coli
Darwinism
Image: E. coli bacteria, by Joaquin D Taylor [CC BY 4.0], from Wikimedia Commons.

Darwinism — Like Every Other Known Natural Process — Devolves 

Natural selection is not, after all, the one natural process in the universe that can make nature run backward. Read More ›
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Behe’s New Video Course — No Spoilers Here

Let’s just say that Michael Behe’s latest work has further refined his edge of evolution, in a highly significant way. Intrigued? Read More ›
budding yeast
Photo: Budding yeast, by Mogana Das Murtey and Patchamuthu Ramasamy [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Bacteriophages, Budding Yeast, and Behe’s Vindication

It’s been known for some time that bacteria evade antibiotics by mutating the target of the antibiotic, often at a cost to themselves. Read More ›
Behe
Photo: Michael Behe in Revolutionary: Michael Behe and the Mystery of Molecular Machines, via Discovery Institute.

Michael Behe and His Critics

If the past is any guide, where the critics are substantive rather than snarky or patronizing, we’re in for a good debate. Read More ›
human origins
evolution
Photo credit: A display at the David H. Koch Hall of Human Origins, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, by Ryan Somma, via Flickr.

On Human Origins, Smithsonian Teaching Resources Oversell Evolution

Philosophical questions like who we are and where we came from are surely worth considering. But nothing in these documents will bring students closer to being able to do so in an informed manner. Read More ›

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