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Date
January 29, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __edited, alternative splicing, biochemists, biomolecules, cells, DNA, ENCODE, evolutionary theory, Human Genome Project, ID the Future, information, Jonathan Wells, jumping genes, junk DNA, methylation, Paul Nelson, pesticides, Phillip E. Johnson, polysaccharides, RNA, spliceosome, sugars, The Scientist, University of Chicago, Washington University}

Surprises in Cell Codes Reveal Information Goes Far Beyond DNA

_{Science & Culture
January 29, 2020

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

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Information is the stuff of life. Not limited to DNA, information is found in most biomolecules in living cells. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 27, 2019

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, atheism, Darwin Devolves, Darwinism, evolution, evolutionary theory, human origins, Human Zoos, John Jay College, John West, Michael Behe, missing links, Nathan Lents, Nazis, Newspeak, pseudoscience, Racism, Richard Lenski, S. Joshua Swamidass, Science (journal), St. Louis, St. Louis World's Fair, Washington University}

According to Biologist Nathan Lents, It’s “Racist” to Invite Condemnation of Racism

_{David Klinghoffer
February 27, 2019

Biology, Evolution, Human Origins and Anthropology

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Not content with ripping Dr. Behe, Professor Lents now seeks to assassinate my character. Try to follow his logic if you can. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 26, 2019

Categories
Bioethics
Evolution
Tagged
, __k-review, anthropology, cruelty, history, Human Zoos, John West, missing links, St. Louis, Washington University}

Human Zoos and a Cruel Past: A Visit to Washington University

_{David Klinghoffer
February 26, 2019

Bioethics, Evolution

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Take a look inside the university’s Cupples Hall where, down in the basement, psychological tests, “including pain testing,” were conducted on evolutionary “missing links.” Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
February 8, 2019

Categories
Biology
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, atheism, Bible, Christianity, evolution, faith, intelligent design, origins science, Peaceful Science, Reasons to Believe, S. Joshua Swamidass, science, theistic evolution, theology, Washington University, William Lane Craig, Young Earth Creationists}

Meetings on Adam and Eve: Stretching the Boundaries

_{Ann Gauger
February 8, 2019

Biology, Human Origins and Anthropology

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What brought us all together? Professor S. Joshua Swamidass of Washington University has two projects going. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
December 29, 2018

Categories
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, alleles, Andreas Wagner, BioLogos, bottleneck, Broad Institute, convergent evolution, Dennis Venema, DNA, Francisco Ayala, genotype, haplotypes, HLA-DRB1, homoplasy, intelligent design, Richard Buggs, S. Joshua Swamidass, Steve Schaffner, theistic evolution, Washington University}

#4 of Our Top Stories of 2018: A First Human Couple? New Evidence and Arguments

_{Ann Gauger
December 29, 2018

Human Origins and Anthropology

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A bottleneck of two, or a first pair at our origin older than 500,000 years, is possible. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
November 24, 2018

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, critics, Darwin Devolves, DNA, evolution, intelligent design, Jerry Coyne, Michael Behe, Peaceful Science, S. Joshua Swamidass, scientific establishment, The Edge of Evolution, Uncommon Descent, Washington University}

Michael Behe and His Critics

_{David Klinghoffer
November 24, 2018

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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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 ›

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Date
September 26, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, citations, Colin Reeves, Denis Lamoureux, dialogue, Evolution News, evolutionary science, Review, S. Joshua Swamidass, science, theistic evolution, theology, Washington University}

Response to Swamidass: Sniffing at 700+ Citations of Mainstream Scientific Literature

_{Science & Culture
September 26, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science

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He focuses on one subtopic of one chapter, dismissing the rest of the scientific content of the book as failing to engage with mainstream science. Read More ›

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Date
September 24, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Ann Gauger, BIO-Complexity, chimpanzees, Colin Reeves, common ancestor, common descent, common design, Darwinian mechanism, David Snoke, DNA, genetic similarity, genome, humans, mice, molecular clock, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, theistic evolution, Washington University, Winston Ewert}

Response to Swamidass: Confusion in a Review of Theistic Evolution

_{Science & Culture
September 24, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science

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It’s worth engaging him, since Swamidass is the relatively rare critic of ID who works at tackling arguments for design in a substantive fashion. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 28, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Faith & Science
Genetics
Metaphysics
Philosophy
Tagged
, __k-review, Adam and Eve, Adam and the Genome, C. John Collins, chimpanzees, common descent, David Snoke, Dennis Venema, genome, Günter Bechly, humans, intelligent design, J.P. Moreland, mice, mutations, Nature (journal), providence, rats, S. Joshua Swamidass, Scot McKnight, Stephen Meyer, theistic evolution, theology, University of Pittsburgh, Washington University, Wayne Grudem, Y chromosome}

Answering Swamidass on Theistic Evolution: Sketchy Science, and a Swerve into Metaphysics

_{Ann Gauger
August 28, 2018

Evolution, Faith & Science, Genetics, Metaphysics, Philosophy

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His choice of targets for criticism and for praise have a lot more to do with his particular agenda than the defects or merits of those whom he critiques. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
August 24, 2018

Categories
Faith & Science
Tagged
, __k-review, Bible, BioLogos, Christians, deism, design detection, evolution, Francis Collins, Francis Crick, Francisco Ayala, intelligent design, John Polkinghorne, Karl Giberson, Kenneth Miller, Peaceful Science, Richard Dawkins, S. Joshua Swamidass, Stephen Meyer, The Blind Watchmaker, The Language of God, theistic evolution, theology, Washington University}

Answering Joshua Swamidass: What Do Theistic Evolutionists Believe?

_{Ann Gauger
August 24, 2018

Faith & Science

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There are innumerable descriptions and definitions of theistic evolution. How things are phrased matters a lot. Read More ›