Real Star of the World Cup: The Human Foot

American flag, Ari Hoffman, Australia, Belgium, biologists, biology, bones, cadaver, Christian Pulisic, connective tissue, crowds, Diego Maradona, Egypt, FIFA, goalkeeper, human foot, inconvenience, Intelligent Design, ligaments, movement, multifunctionality, pedestrian area, Seattle, shock, soccer, Sports, tendons, terrorism, Townhall, trains, unguided evolution, United States, World Cup
In few sports, perhaps, does the foot stand out more. Emily Reeves offers an appreciation. 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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In Breath-Holding, Kate Winslet and a Croc Are Champions

actors, amoeba, blood, breath-holding, breathing, cellular respiration, chest cavity, cold-bloodedness, Complexity, connective tissue, crocodiles, Current Biology, Darwinism, engineers, Evolution, gastrointestinal system, glucose, glycolysis, heart, hematological system, hyperventilating, Intelligent Design, Kate Winslet, life, lungs, oxygen, physicians, pulmonary arteries, red blood cells, respiratory system, Science Daily, Steve Laufmann, Wall Street Journal, warm-bloodedness, Your Designed Body
Kate Winslet, and other actors, for the sake of “the newest frontier in blockbuster moviemaking” are learning to hold their breath for several minutes. Source
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