Tag: UC Davis

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Author
Paul Nelson

Date
August 3, 2023

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Life Sciences
Metaphysics
Tagged
, Asa Gray, biologists, caterpillars, cats, chance, Charles Darwin, Dogs, evolution, evolutionary theory, Isaac Newton, mice, mutations, randomness, theology, Twitter, UC Davis}

A Debate on the “Randomness” of Mutation

_{Paul Nelson
August 3, 2023

Biology, Evolution, Life Sciences, Metaphysics

2}

The historical wellspring of randomness in evolutionary theory is Darwin’s own insistence on “chance” at the causal foundations of life. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
November 16, 2022

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, Cameron English, climate change, COVID-19, Drosophila, Jerry Coyne, Nature (journal), New York Times, Politics, propaganda, Science, UC Davis, Why Evolution Is True}

Here’s What Happens When Science Goes Woke

_{Denyse O’Leary
November 16, 2022

Bioethics, Evolution

3}

When fashion mags go woke, no one cares. Some girls want to wear rags on their heads, well… But science mags? Read More ›

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post

Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 21, 2022

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Darwinism, design reasoning, evolution, grasshoppers, intelligent design, lions, mammals, narrative gloss, Old Testament, photosynthesis, teeth, trees, UC Davis}

Redwoods, Grasshoppers: New Designs in Well-Studied Species

_{David Coppedge
March 21, 2022

Biology, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

8}

If redwoods are a byword for great stature, grasshoppers represent the opposite. And what insect could be more common or familiar? Read More ›

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post

Author
Paul Nelson

Date
January 14, 2022

Categories
Biology
Botany
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, Arabidopsis thaliana, biologists, education, evolution, Hamlet, intelligent design, mutations, Nature (journal), neo-Darwinian theory, non-random evolution, random mutations, Science Daily, UC Davis}

Plant Biologist: “Mutation Is Very Non-Random”

_{Paul Nelson
January 14, 2022

Biology, Botany, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

2}

Many people I know in the ID community are strongly interested in rethinking mutation, understanding it as a designed or regulated process. Read More ›

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post

Date
February 12, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bacteria, beehive, bioRxiv, E. coli, enzymes, Francis Bacon, honey, honeybees, hydrogen peroxide, intelligent design, Michael Behe, Moringa oleifera, pain, Smithsonian Magazine, sugar, UC Davis, University of Zurich, viscosity}

Put Some of This on That Wound, Honey

_{Science and Culture
February 12, 2021

Intelligent Design

7}

The antiseptic properties of natural honey are getting more attention as antibiotic-resistant bacteria proliferate. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
January 14, 2020

Categories
Bioethics
Medicine
Tagged
, __edited, animals, California, cats, doctor, Dogs, euthanasia, governor, health care, lethal prescription, patients, UC Davis}

Save Animals, Not Sick People, from Death?

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 14, 2020

Bioethics, Medicine

2}

Misplaced priorities are California’s specialty. Here’s an example. Read More ›

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post

Date
December 21, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, algorithms, DNA, evolution, gratitude, intelligent design, Isaac Newton, Jerry Coyne, Live Science, memory, nuts, origami, Rice University, Richard Dawkins, Robert Boyle, squirrels, Stephen Hawking, Templeton Foundation, trees, UC Davis, United Kingdom}

Stocking Stuffers: Smart Squirrels, DNA Origami, and More

_{Science and Culture
December 21, 2018

Intelligent Design

6}

Here’s a collection of short news items of interest from the animal and human worlds. Read More ›

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post

Date
November 19, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Alzheimer’s, apoptosis, Biological Information: New Perspectives, brain, cells, Cornell University, Darwin Devolves, DNA repair, Douglas Axe, eggs, Immune System, inflammation, intelligent design, John Sanford, memory, mice, Michael Behe, mutations, National Institutes of Health, New York University, oocyte, pathogen, Quanta Magazine, Research, Robert J. Marks II, skin, stem cells, UC Davis, William A. Dembski}

Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too

_{Science and Culture
November 19, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

7}

A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome. Read More ›

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Author
Brian Miller

Date
October 30, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, American Scientific Affiliation, antibodies, bacteria, binding site, Christians, Denis Lamoureux, Dennis Venema, Didier Raoult, Discovery Institute, Donald Prothero, evolutionary theory, fruit flies, Immune System, information, insects, intelligent design, Lawrence Krauss, mammals, mollusks, nylonase, probabilistic resources, protein folds, Randy Isaac, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, Tree of Life, trees, UC Davis, whales}

Examining Critiques of Theistic Evolution, a Year After the Volume’s Publication

_{Brian Miller
October 30, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Intelligent Design

7}

Attacks by Christian theistic evolutionists have often followed the same patterns as those of their secular colleagues. Read More ›