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Denyse O'Leary
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May 13, 2022
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Casey Luskin: ID as fruitful approach to science

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May 13, 2022
Intelligent Design
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The trouble is, many people would just as soon that research into evolutionary computation anatomy and physiology, and bioinformatics, however fruitful, not be done if it undermines a comfortable Darwinism. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 13, 2022
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Physics
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Researchers see one particle on two paths, say it shows quantum physics is right

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May 13, 2022
Intelligent Design, Physics
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Researchers: "A single neutron is measured at a specific position—and due to the sophisticated measurement setup, this single measurement proofs already that the particle moved along two different paths at the same time. It is even possible to determine the ratio in which the neutron was distributed between the two paths. Thus, the phenomenon of quantum superposition can be proven without having to resort to statistical arguments." Albert, check your mail. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 13, 2022
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Researchers: A key cell division protein is still a puzzle

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May 13, 2022
Cell biology, Intelligent Design
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In other words, contrary to expectation, the system is even more complex than supposed. At this point, unguided evolution becomes overwhelmingly implausible because it would take only one misstep to end the process. But people believe what they believe. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 12, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Neuroscience
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Researcher: Stinging cells evolved by repurposing a neuron from an older form of life

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May 12, 2022
Intelligent Design, Neuroscience
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Researcher: "These harpoons are made of a protein that is also found only in cnidarians, so cnidocytes seem to be one of the clearest examples of how the origin of a new gene (that encodes a unique protein) could drive the evolution of a new cell type." (It’s hard to avoid the sense of design here.) Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 12, 2022
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Intelligent Design
Origin Of Life
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Novel RNA and peptide species thought to have sparked evolution of complex life

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May 12, 2022
Intelligent Design, Origin Of Life
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Researcher: According to the new theory, a decisive element at the beginning was the presence of RNA molecules that could adorn themselves with amino acids and peptides and so join them into larger peptide structures. "RNA developed slowly into a constantly improving amino acid linking catalyst," says Carell. (He talks about the emergence of "information-coding properties" as if that would just happen.) Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 11, 2022
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Darwinism
Intelligent Design
Racism
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Richard Weikart on the non-religious racism that anti-racists ignore

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May 11, 2022
Culture, Darwinism, Intelligent Design, Racism
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Weikart: While researching my book, Darwinian Racism, I examined the websites and publications of many neo-Nazi, white nationalist, and alt-right individuals and organizations. What I discovered was that most white nationalists and white supremacists today embrace a social Darwinist version of scientific racism and vehemently oppose Christianity. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 11, 2022
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Cell biology
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Before dividing, cells toss out waste products

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May 11, 2022
Cell biology, Intelligent Design
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Researcher: "Our hypothesis is that cells might be throwing out things that are building up, toxic components or just things that don't function properly that you don't want to have there. It could allow the newborn cells to be born with more functional contents," says Teemu Miettinen, an MIT research scientist and the lead author of the new study. Read More ›
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Denyse O'Leary
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May 10, 2022
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Result of “de-extinction” project not very encouraging

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May 10, 2022
extinction, Intelligent Design
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Researchers: Yet despite their best efforts, the scientists were unable to recover nearly 5% of the Christmas Island rat’s genome. Many of the missing genes were related to immunity and olfaction, two highly important functions for the animal. “It’s not just the irrelevant stuff that you’re not going to get back,” Gilbert said. “And so what you’ll end up with is nothing like what went extinct.” Read More ›