Tag: type III secretion system

Bacterial Flagellar Motor Proton-Driven Rotary Nanomachine

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Author
George Montañez

Date
August 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, Big Bangs, biology, bioRxiv, Casey Luskin, computational biologists, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwinian processes, dough, evolutionary change, genes, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Kenneth Miller, Last Bacterial Common Ancestor, Lehigh University, Michael Behe, Michael Behe, Nature Reviews Microbiology, type III secretion system, Wikipedia, William Dembski, yeast}

Mighty and Meek: Behe’s Great Work at Age 30

_{George Montañez
August 5, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The sheer amount of research that has gone into trying to find alternative explanations to what Behe has proposed is mind-boggling. Read More ›

footprints and a car in the snow, a car stuck in a large pile of snow

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 27, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, abiogenesis, bacterial flagella, biochemists, bioinformatics, debates, demarcation criteria, DNA, Douglas Axe, falsifiability, glacial-interglacial cycles, God of the gaps, ID the Future, irreducibly complex systems, Keith Fox, Michael Behe, Peter S. Williams, philosophers, predictions, protein folds, specified complexity, Stephen Meyer, Tim McGrew, type III secretion system, Unbelievable?}

Debating Intelligent Design, Critic Keith Fox Is Still Stuck on Old Talking Points

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 27, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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With DNA replication, it is unclear what other systems any of the components might be co-opted from. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan McLatchie

Date
February 6, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Center for Science and Culture, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, citrate, Creation Myths, Daniel Stern Cardinale, Darwin Devolves, Discovery Institute, DNA, DNA replication, DNA replisome, Escherichia coli, evolution, generation turnover time, genome duplication, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, lizards, Michael Behe, multicellularity, mutation rates, mutations, natural selection, neutral mutations, Paramecium tetraurelia, placenta, population size, retrovirus, Richard Lenski, Rutgers University, Scott Minnich, tetherin, tetherin antagonism, type III secretion system, viruses, YouTube channels}

Irreducible Complexity: A Reply and Challenge to Daniel Stern Cardinale

_{Jonathan McLatchie
February 6, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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I invite Stern Cardinale to attempt to provide a plausible evolutionary explanation of the origins of a complex system such as DNA replication. Read More ›

Stack of educational journals and research articles High quality images

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
December 18, 2025

Categories
Intelligent Design
Legal Science (jurisprudence)
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, BioLogos, Cambridge University Press, Discovery Institute, Dover trial, Foundation for Thought and Ethics, Francis Collins, intelligent design, Iowa State University, John Angus Campbell, Judge John E. Jones, Kitzmiller v. Dover, Michael Behe, mutations, Nobel Prize, Of Pandas and People, Origin of Species, peer-reviewed journals, peer-reviewed publications, peer-reviewed research, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, protein science, Scott Minnich, Stephen Meyer, Supreme Court, Ten Myths About Dover, The Design Inference, type III secretion system}

Ten Myths About Dover: No. 3, “Intelligent Design Has No Peer-Reviewed Publications”

_{Casey Luskin
December 18, 2025

Intelligent Design, Legal Science (jurisprudence), Scientific Reasoning

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Unfortunately, Judge Jones got this simple question exactly wrong, giving life to a myth. This alone speaks volumes about his ruling. Read More ›

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Author
Andrew McDiarmid

Date
September 3, 2025

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Intelligent Design
Paleontology
Tagged
, Australopithecus afarensis, bipedalism, Casey Luskin, co-option, flowering plants, fossil record, God of the gaps, Homo (genus), humans, ID the Future, intelligence, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Jacob Vasquez, junk DNA, knuckle-walkers, mammals, naturalism, pelvis, scientific knowledge, type III secretion system}

Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

_{Andrew McDiarmid
September 3, 2025

Human Origins and Anthropology, Intelligent Design, Paleontology

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Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
May 9, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacterial flagellum, Berlin Wall, Casey Luskin, convergent evolution, East Germany, evolution, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, journals, magic wand, mainstream media, Michael Behe, Nature Communications, proteins, schools, state universities, type III secretion system}

The Darwin Wall Still Stands; but for How Long?

_{David Coppedge
May 9, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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The tyranny of Darwinism in academia does not yet allow for open exchange of ideas and debate over origins. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
August 23, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Science
Tagged
, aging, ATP synthase, bacteria, biophysicists, catalysis, cells, cilium, DNA, EMBO Journal, Emily Reeves, Evolution News, flagellum, geometry, molecular machines, nanomachines, Nature Communications, RNA, Rubisco, Science (journal), Switzerland, topoisomerases, type III secretion system, UC San Diego, University of Basel, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell

_{David Coppedge
August 23, 2022

Intelligent Design, Science

10}

Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions. Read More ›

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Date
May 6, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, archaea, ATP synthase, bacteria, bacterial flagella, bats, bugs, cryo-electron microscopy, design filter, eukaryotes, Germany, guns, intelligent design, Nature Communications, Scott Minnich, T3SS, type III secretion system, Unlocking the Mystery of Life}

Closer Look at the T3SS Reveals Design

_{Science & Culture
May 6, 2021

Intelligent Design

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If one visualizes the recoil action of large guns on ships as they fire, that is perhaps what the EA (export apparatus) is doing for the T3SS. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
December 18, 2020

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, American Museum of Natural History, bacterial flagellum, Brown University, Cambridge University Press, Darwinian processes, Darwinism, Debating Design, function, Irreducible Complexity, John McDonald, John Polkinghorne, Kenneth Miller, Michael Ruse, National Center for Science Education (NCSE), Paul Davies, Richard Swinburne, Stuart Kauffman, type III secretion system, William A. Dembski}

Excerpt: An Obstacle to Darwinian Evolution

_{Michael Behe
December 18, 2020

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Rather than showing how their theory could handle the obstacle, some Darwinists are hoping to get around irreducible complexity by verbal tap dancing. Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2019

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __cedited, bacterial flagellum, Darwin Devolves, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Dover trial, evo-devo, evolution, First Rule of Adaptive Evolution, ID the Future, intelligent design, Jonathan Witt, Kenneth Miller, Michael Behe, natural genetic engineering, neutral theory, outboard motor, PLOS Biology, starvation, T3SS, type III secretion system}

Darwin Devolves, Again: Study Finds Bacteria Eject Their Flagella to Avoid Starvation

_{Science & Culture
April 18, 2019

Intelligent Design

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This finding fits Michael Behe’s book Darwin Devolves perfectly. It’s easier to throw cargo overboard than to create it. Read More ›