For Evolution, Monarch Butterfly Migration Is a Mystery

animal behavior, antennae, biology, butterflies, Canada, circadian clock, compound eyes, Danaus plexippus, Evolution, genomes, Intelligent Design, latitude, magnetic compass, Mexico, migration, milkweed, monarch butterfly, navigation, neurobiology, Stonehenge, sun compass, United States
It typically takes up to three generations of butterflies to make the complete journey. This means that the navigation information is genetically programmed. Source
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Manipulating Molecules: Combining Info + Nano for Better Medicine

adenosine diphosphate, bacteria, biology, cancer, HIV, Intelligent Design, James Tour, Matthew Scholz, Medicine, molecular machines, nanobots, nanocars, Oisin Biotechnologies, promoters, proteolipid vehicles, repressors, Rice University, RNA, scalpel, Stephen Meyer, virus
“Oscar Wilde said nature imitates art,” Meyer said. And today we’re going to see that “technology is able to imitate and even in some ways, improve on nature.” Source
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University of Chicago Biochemist: All Living Cells Are Cognitive

archaea, bacteria, Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, biology, cell's, cognition, Daniel Dennett, intelligence, Intelligent Design, James Shapiro, Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Oxford English Dictionary, protoplasm, quorum sensing, University of Chicago
James Shapiro’s recent paper points out, with examples, that bacteria meet the Oxford English Dictionary’s definition of “cognitive.” Source
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Non-Darwinian Adaptive Radiation Proposed

Adaptive Radiation, Amy McDermott, biology, Brian Miller, Casey Luskin, cichlids, Daniel Rabosky, Darwinian evolution, Evolution, founder effect, Hawaii, Intelligent Design, Jae Young Choi, Junk DNA, Metrosideros, MIT, Neo-Darwinism, New Zealand, oceanic islands, Ole Seehausen, PNAS, Research, University of Michigan, Whitehead Institute, Yuan Yuan
Is it possible that adaptive radiation is falling out of the Darwin trophy cabinet? A new proposal sounds amenable to intelligent design. Source
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Life: Fearfully and Wonderfully Fine-Tuned

biology, Daniel Díaz, Discovery Institute, entropy, fine-tuning, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Mind Matters News, Ola Hössjer, population genetics, probability theory, Robert J. Marks II, Stockholm University, University of Miami, Walter Bradley Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence
At the center of the discussion are three technical papers, each co-authored by one or more of the three members of the podcast discussion. Source
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Studies on Stickleback Fish Further Validate Engineering Models for Adaptation

biology, cichlid fish, constrained variation, Evolution, evolutionary icons, fatty acids, Freshwater, genetics, Intelligent Design, natural genetic engineering, phenotypic plasticity, prickly sculpin, saltwater, scientific materialism, stickleback fish
Cichlid and stickleback fish are two of the most iconic examples of adaption that biologists present as evidence for the plausibility of evolutionary processes. Source
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Studies on Cichlid Fish Demonstrate the Predictive Power of Engineering Models for Adaptation

adaptation, biology, cichlid fish, engineered systems, Evolution, evolutionary theory, genes, genetic diversity, information, Intelligent Design, Kara Feilich, Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyka, Lake Victoria, mutation rate, natural genetic engineering, operational gravity well, phenotypic plasticity, principal component analysis, tracking model of adaptation
Cichlid variation do not primarily originate from random mutations but from engineered systems. Source
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