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Photo: Venus flytrap, by Noah Elhardt, CC BY-SA 2.5 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Bioelectricity Gives Biologists a Jolt

We’ve explored bioelectricity in cells. We’ve looked at it within the human body. Now, electrical engineering is being found in the realms between. Read More ›
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Wise Oysters, Galloping Sea Stars, and More: Biological Marvels Keep Coming

There is more going on in biology than is dreamt of in materialist philosophy.  Read More ›
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Flight: The Genius of Seeds

Plant seeds come equipped to spread themselves in ways that baffle engineers. Did they invent these mechanisms by chance? Read More ›
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The Wonder of Water at the Nanoscale

More detail has come out on the fascinating role of water in cellular dynamics, touched on by Denton in his book, The Wonder of Water. Read More ›
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Nature’s Amazing Machines — Denver Looks at the Marvels of “Natural Engineering”

The Denver Museum of Nature and Science is running an excellent special exhibition featuring examples of the amazing engineering observed in biology. Read More ›

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