Recurring Design Logic in Operon Regulation

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As we see in these two examples, the design logic is the same. And yet, these two systems are not evolutionarily related to one another. Source
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McLatchie Explains Design Implications of DNA Replication

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Dr. McClatchie notes its “primitive” nature — meaning, not a lack of sophistication (quite the opposite!) but that life at the most basic level depends on it. Source
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Critics Change the Topic: Do Human-Human Genetic Differences Matter? 

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One of the common yet unexpected reactions from critics to the discovery that humans and chimps are 15 percent genetically different is to change the topic. Source
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Do Large Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimps Represent “Technical Failures”? 

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The insinuation is that something went wrong in the lab during the attempted alignment process. Source
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Reading Behe in Prison

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With Darwin’s disciples preaching at him adamantly in the culture, Jeff felt no accountability to a seemingly hands-off God, if one existed at all. Source
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Earth’s Phosphorus Supply Chains Revealed

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Without phosphorus, life as we know it could not exist. How does this limiting resource get to the oceans and land?  Source
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As a Platonist, Sternberg Is NOT Out on a Limb by Himself — At All

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What I’ve learned since my book came out is that Dr. Sternberg, far from being isolated in his views, is only saying the quiet part out loud. Source
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