Latest — and Largest — Intelligent Design Education Day Explores “Creepy Crawly Complexity”

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Talks by three different scientists showcased the astonishing abundance, diversity, and complexity of insects, spiders, and worms. Source
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New Paper Examines How the Complexity of Glycan Structures Points to Intelligent Design

BioCosmos, biology, carbohydrates, cell adhesion, Complexity, dGRNs, endoplasmic reticulum, epigenetic factors, Evolution, glycans, glycopatterns, glycosylation, glycosyltransferases, Golgi apparatus, immune responses, intelligent causes, Intelligent Design, kidney cells, nerve cells, probabilistic resources, proteins, Russell Carlson, signaling, stochastic processes, University of Georgia
"This is, of course, important in order for a kidney cell to be and function as a kidney cell, a nerve cell to function as a nerve cell, and so forth." Source
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“Evolution in Real Time” (Yeah, Right)

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Yet another article announces a sociological study has found public attention towards the lionfish “is aiding in monitoring its evolution nearly in real time.” Source
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Design, Engineering, Specified Complexity: Appreciating the Fruit Fly Brain

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Groundbreaking new research has documented the complexity and design of the brains of fruit flies. Source
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A First Meeting with Jonathan Wells

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When physicians express doubts about Darwin, we are quickly reminded of that famous remark of Theodosius Dobzhansky. Source
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Decade-Long Study of Water Fleas Found No Evidence of Darwinian Evolution

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After many generations, water fleas showed no evidence of changing genetically to adapt to their environment, as the theory would predict. Source
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Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

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The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Source
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Responding to Lee Cronin: A Modular Theory of Assembly

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Despite its fatal defects, Assembly Theory does raise the prospect of what a successful theory of assembly might look like. Source
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