“Creation Myths” Misquotes and Misrepresents Junk DNA Video

American Scientist, biochemistry, biologists, biology, Creation Myths, Dan Graur, Dan Stern Cardinale, DNA, ENCODE, Evolution, Ewan Birney, functionality, genetics, genome, human genome, Intelligent Design, John Stamatoyannopoulos, Junk DNA, junk RNA, Laurence Moran, Long Story Short, Nature (journal), repetitive DNA, Richard Dawkins, Rutgers University, species, transcriptional noise, transposable elements, YouTubers
Our video backs up what it says with clear quotes and references. We’ve provided more documentation here. Source
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The Incredible Design of Muscles

Andrew McDiarmid, antagonists, biochemistry, circulatory system, Complexity, connective tissue, Engineering, Evolution, evolutionary mechanisms, Intelligent Design, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, nervous system, respiratory system, skeletal system, synergists, tendons
To understand the limitations of evolutionary mechanisms, we have to “bite the bullet of complexity,” as biochemist Michael Behe writes. Source
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Transformative: “Mary,” a PhD Biochemistry Student, on the Summer Seminars on ID

biochemistry, biology, Brian Miller, careers, Center for Science and Culture, curiosity, Education, elegance, Emily Kurlinski, Emily Sandico, friendship, humanities, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, interview, Natural Sciences, natural world, nature, order, Podcast, pseudonym, Research, science, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design
Why does she use a pseudonym in the interview? You may be able to guess, but listen in to hear her explanation. Source
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Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design Are FREE but the Application DEADLINE Approaches

application, arts, biochemistry, bioethics, Brian Miller, C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis Fellows Program on Science and Society, careers, Casey Luskin, Colorado, computational biology, cosmology, deadline, developmental biology, Economics, Education, embryology, Glen Eyrie Castle, graduate students, Guillermo Gonzalez, history of science, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, John West, mathematics, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Michael Egnor, molecular biology, paleontology, Philosophy of Science, physics, Pikes Peak, Politics, professionals, researchers, Robert Marks, scholars, scientism, scientists, Seminar on Intelligent Design in the Natural Sciences, social policy, Stephen Meyer, Summer Seminars, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, teachers, technocracy, That Hideous Strength, The Abolition of Man, theology, Travel, Wesley J. Smith
In the shadow of 14,000-foot Pikes Peak, we’ll meet and learn from the top scientists and scholars in the ID community. Source
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Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, anticodon, biochemistry, Caltech, channel guards, condensates, cubicles, DNA, DNA translation, double duty, droplets, dual affinity, dual affinity proteins, endoplasmic reticulum, ER–mitochondria encounter structure, eukaryotes, Evolution, evolutionarily conserved, Intelligent Design, membrane lipids, membranes, mitochondria, molecular biology, molecular machines, multitasking, offices, organelles, paradigm shift, peroxisomes, PLOS Biology, proteins, Ptc5, speckles, tethers, TIM, tom, transfer RNA, tRNA
Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Source
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Design in the Grand Human Story

Abraham Lincoln, Alfred Tennyson, Benjamin Wiker, biochemistry, birth, Canceled Science, Charles Darwin, Children, Christmas Eve, Christmastime, Emancipation Proclamation, Evolution, faith, Faith & Science, Felix Mendelssohn, future, Gettysburg Address, history, Intelligent Design, Kentucky, materialism, Napoleon, newborn, pregnancy, Prime Minister, providence, United States, William Gladstone
Two famous individuals who share the birthdate of February 12, 1809, are Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. Source
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Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction

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Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process. Source
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Introducing the Unknome, Biology’s Black Box

23andMe, Advanced Biology, Alireza Mashaghi, biochemistry, biology, central dogma, Complexity, DNA transcripts, genetics, genome, genomics, Harvard University, information, Intelligent Design, interactome, Leiden University, Life Sciences, metabolites, metabolome, molecular biology, mouse, neurons, omics, protein unfolding, proteins, proteomics, Public Library of Science, Science (journal), transcriptome, transcriptomics, unknome, Unknown Genome Project
Biology is becoming overwhelmed by new vistas of dynamic complexity. Attempts to get a handle on this complexity has ushered in the era of Omics. Source
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The Elephant in the Science Lab

Albert Einstein, ammonia, biochemistry, biology, Carl Woese, Chemistry, DNA, electrical charge, Evolution, H2O, hydrogen, inorganic chemistry, Intelligent Design, Isaac Newton, lipids, macromolecules, model, molecular biology, molecules, oxygen, physics, proteins, purpose, RNA, science, science of purpose, Senses, Tinkertoys, water
I have been seeking to describe the science of purpose. Now it is worth getting down to the basics of what science actually is and how it works. Source
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Reeves: A Rising Star Describes a Biological Revolution

bacteria, biochemistry, biology, computer scientist, emergent properties, Emily Reeves, engineers, Evolution, foresight, hierarchical integration, integration, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Jim Esch, materialism, purpose, Reductionism, science, signaling networks, silicon, Systems Biology, Technology
“Engineers more easily recognize impressive design because they have actually tied to build stuff.” Source
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