#5 Story of 2022: The Rise of Totalitarian Science

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Now, facts are becoming clearer — and so are the momentous consequences of the pandemic for our culture. Source
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#10 Story of 2022: Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, biology, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, Evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genetics, genomes, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase
Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Source
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The Year in Review: Intelligent Design Grows in Influence and Depth

Artificial Intelligence, BIO-Complexity, biological information, Center for Science & Culture, conferences, Discovery Institute, Engineering Research Group, Evolution, Evolution News, Foresight (book), Howard Glicksman, human existence, Intelligent Design, James Tour, Marcos Eberlin, mathematics, Mind Matters News, natural processes, Nobel laureates, peer-reviewed journals, private events, Return of the God Hypothesis, Rice University, science, Science and Faith in Dialogue, Stephen Meyer, Steve Laufmann, Stuart Burgess, Westminster Conference on Science and Faith, Your Designed Body, YouTube videos, __k-review
Our researchers will continue to support and communicate what represents the earliest stages in the next great scientific revolution. Source
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Our Education Isn’t Free: Let’s Say “Thank You!” for It Together

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The culture out there is the violent waves and stormy winds that oppose us, and would plunge us to the bottom of the sea if they could. Source
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Twelve “Shocking” Discoveries for Evolution

AlphaFold, alternative genetic codes, biology, Brian Miller, convergent evolution, devolution, discoveries, DNA, Douglas Axe, ENCODE, encoding, Endogenous retroviruses, epigenetics, Evolution, Evolution News, frameshifting, genes, genetics, genomes, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, Michael Behe, mutations, neutral evolution, Paul Nelson, predictions, protein folding, protein rarity, RNAs, Scott Minnich, supercoiling, topoisomerase
Some discoveries might be surprising from an evolutionary perspective, but not necessarily from a perspective of intelligent design. Source
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Revising the Linnaean System: Where to Locate Viruses? And the Problem with Mitochondria

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The venue for a remarkable call for government censorship of science was a peer-reviewed biology journal. Source
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Fact Check: Hawaiian Silverswords Fail the Species Pair Challenge

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Even though the differences appear superficially striking, they do not involve any novel body plans (i.e., no new proteins, new tissues, or new organs). Source
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