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Denyse O'Leary
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November 23, 2020
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Gizmodo asks experts to name the biggest science frauds of the past 50 years

Denyse O'Leary
November 23, 2020
Intelligent Design, Peer review, Philosophy, Science
Dr. Hesselmann's probably right but how depressing. In a world where so much research that doesn’t involve fraud fails replication, it’s just a fact that most published research papers in many fields are probably wrong or at least sloppy. So why bother with fraud? But not exactly a good look for science. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 22, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity
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Film clip on the probability of a protein forming by chance passes 500k views

Denyse O'Leary
November 22, 2020
Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity
xcerpt: Putting the probabilities together means adding the exponents. The probability of getting a properly folded chain of one-handed amino acids, joined by peptide bonds, is one chance in 10^74+45+45, or one in 10^164 (Meyer, p. 212). This means that, on average, you would need to construct 10^164 chains of amino acids 150 units long to expect to find one that is useful. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 22, 2020
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Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
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Futurist George Gilder: Humans don’t treat physical and chemical forces or clock pulses the way computers do

Denyse O'Leary
November 22, 2020
Intelligent Design, Mind, Neuroscience
As one of the fundamental dimensions of the universe, time doubtless has a regular flow. But people stuck behind a flock of Canada geese crossing a road don’t experience time in the same way as people rushing to complete a report in time for the Big Board Meeting in two hours. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 22, 2020
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Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
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A NASA astrobiologist’s bold suggestion: Let’s make ET ourselves

Denyse O'Leary
November 22, 2020
Extraterrestrial life, Intelligent Design
Astrobiologist: What if a significant percentage of those planets and moons require only a few hundred kilogrammes of ‘the right chemical stuff’ to spark their own, unique biotic revolutions? Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2020
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Cell biology, Genomics, Intelligent Design
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Bacterium alters its genome to adapt to new conditions

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2020
Cell biology, Genomics, Intelligent Design
Researchers: Achromatium is special in many respects: It is 30,000 times larger than its "normal" counterparts that live in water and owing to its calcite deposits it is visible to the naked eye. It has several hundred chromosomes, which are most likely not identical. This makes Achromatium the only known bacterium with several different genomes. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2020
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Genomics, Intelligent Design
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“Genes within genes” may contribute to COVID-19’s pandemic potential

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2020
Genomics, Intelligent Design
Researcher: "Missing overlapping genes puts us in peril of overlooking important aspects of viral biology," said Nelson. "In terms of genome size, SARS-CoV-2 and its relatives are among the longest RNA viruses that exist. They are thus perhaps more prone to 'genomic trickery' than other RNA viruses." Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 21, 2020
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Books of interest, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
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Mike Behe on Genetic and Biological Truth & Myth

Denyse O'Leary
November 21, 2020
Books of interest, Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design
This is in connection, of course, with his new book, A Mousetrap for Darwin: Michael J. Behe Answers His Critics which, by the way, is: Best Sellers Rank: #7,155 in Kindle Store 2 in Biochemistry Science 4 in Biochemistry (Books) 4 in Evolution (Kindle Store)It’s nice to see that, in a world largely deformed by Cancel Culture, some people still love a good debate. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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November 20, 2020
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Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
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Giant viruses integrate into hosts’ genomes, maybe shaping their evolution at some points

Denyse O'Leary
November 20, 2020
Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design
So can that French scientist Didier Raoult, who discovered the mimivirus, come out of the doghouse now? He was confined for doubting Darwin. But who really has time for Darwin now? Read More ›