Bad Design, or Ultimate Engineering? Two Views of Biology

Abby Hafer, aging, anatomy, arteries, bad design, biology, constraints, decay, Duke University, engineered systems, Engineering, European Space Agency, Evolution, evolutionary biologists, evolutionary mechanism, foresight, Francois Jacob, fungi, genetic flaws, heart, Human Errors, human technology, Intelligent Design, Jerry Coyne, joints, lubrication, Nathan Lents, reproduction, Richard Dawkins, Steven Vogel, suboptimal design, survival, The Greatest Show on Earth, The Not-So-Intelligent Designer, The Origin of Species, theistic design, tinkering, unintelligent design
An intelligent designer can employ foresight to envision a solution well beyond anything in existence at the time, and then set about making that a reality. Source
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For Darwinism, Here Is the Problem with Butterfly Mimicry

butterflies, butterfly wings, Darwinians, dead leaf butterfly, dung spiders, Evolution, false heads, five percent solution, foresight, hind wing, insects, Intelligent Design, lycaenid butterflies, orchids, plants, preplanning, rockets, self-protection, spacecraft, spiders, walking leaf insects, walking stick insects, zoology
The usual explanation we hear is that the butterflies, spiders, plants, etc., “evolved this way in order to” survive predators. Source
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Join Us for a Discovery Institute Academy “Meet the Teachers” Zoom

asynchronous learning, Atheism, biology, Chemistry, conventions, coursework, curriculum, Discovering Intelligent Design, Discovery Institute Academy, Education, families, Florida, foresight, FPEA, homeschooling, Intelligent Design, Kristin Marais, Labster, lectures, Long Story Short, Meet the Teachers, Michael Denton, nature, science education, students, Summer Lile, teachers, The Design of Life, The God Proofs, The Wonder of Water, unguided processes, YouTube videos, Zoom events
If you weren’t able to drop by our booth in Florida, why don’t you consider joining our “Meet the Teachers” Zoom event on Thursday, May 29 at 5:00 pm (PDT).  Source
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Engineered Elegance: Checkpoint Pathways of the Cell Cycle

cell division, cellular life, Charles Darwin, checkpoints, DNA Damage Checkpoint, effectors, Engineering, Evolution, foresight, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Jonathan McLatchie, pathways, Podcast, Restriction Checkpoint, self-replication, sensors, spindle assembly checkpoint, transducers
One of the most incredible features of cellular life is the capability of self-replication. Source
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“Evolution in Real Time” (Yeah, Right)

anole lizards, breastmilk, Charles Darwin, Chlamydia, complex systems, Complexity, crab snails, Democrats, Evolution, foresight, gene flow, Georgia Tech, hemoglobin, Intelligent Design, interrelated parts, lactose, lionfish, mice, Michael Behe, mouse fur, multicellularity, natural selection, Parachlamydia, Republicans, Rosemary Grant, Rowan Barrett, speciation, The Atlantic, Tibet, University of Konstanz
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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The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System

anaphase, ATPase, aurora kinases, BIO-Complexity, cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromosomal disorganization, chromosome, chromosome segregation, condensins, contractile ring, dynein, Engineering, eukaryotic cell cycle, eukaryotic cell division, Evolution, foresight, Intelligent Design, irreducibly complex, kinesin, kinetochore, Maintenance of Chromosomes, metaphase, microtubules, mitosis, mitotic cell division, motor proteins, protein complexes, proteins, spindle formation, ubiquitylate securin
Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about. Source
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“Notions” About Metamorphosis Fall Short of Scientific Explanations

ametabolous, Ann Gauger, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, butterfly, chrysalis, Darwinism, dragonflies, Evolution, foresight, Free University, genes, grasshoppers, hemimetaboly, heuristics, Illustra Media, insects, insectws, Intelligent Design, lice, Metamorphosis, Metamorphosis: The Beauty and Design of Butterflies, Model T, notion, organs, Paul Nelson, phenotypes, Princeton University, proboscis, promissory note, pupa
Saying that a mathematical model “supports the notion” of how metamorphosis evolved should not grace the pages of an esteemed scientific journal. Source
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Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division

cell division, centromere, checkpoints, chromatid, chromosomes, cohesin, cowboys, Current Biology, Darwinese, DNA, error correction, Evolution, finesse, foresight, function, Intelligent Design, kinetics, meiosis, missegregation, NASA, PNAS, Rose Parade, sexual reproduction, tubulin, University of Duisburg-Essen
The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways. Source
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Phenology: The Science of Seasonal Adaptation

abiotic changes, Albert B. Phillimore, algorithms, Animal Algorithms, animals, biotic changes, calendars, California poppy blooms, caterpillars, Chaco Canyon, cicada emergences, Current Biology, Darwinian evolution, Darwin’s Bluff, El Niño, Evolution, Farmer’s Almanac, foresight, genetic adaptation, herbaceous plants, Intelligent Design, Kirsty H. Macphie, La Niña, Life Sciences, locust plagues, moisture, mosquito swarms, pandemics, phenology, physiology, plants, PNAS, Robert Shedinger, sensors, Stonehenge, superblooms, temperate, temperature
No, not phrenology — phenology. It’s not pseudoscience, but a lesser-known branch of science that includes birds, bees, and trees. Source
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