16Feb 2026 by Post

Supposed Fusion Site Contains Expressed Genes, Likely Influences Neural Development

Australopithecus, bonobos, Cell Genomics, cell's, chimps, Chromosomal Fusion, chromosomes, Evolution, functional advantage, fusion site, genes, genetics, genome, gorillas, human chromosomal fusion, human chromosome 2, Human Origins and Anthropology, human tissues, humans, incomplete lineage sorting, neural development, phylogenetic conflicts, phylogenetic incongruity, phylogenetic tree, phylogeny, speciation, transcription
Human chromosomal fusion has often been cited as strong evidence supporting human-ape common ancestry. It’s not. Source
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05Feb 2026 by Post

Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

animals, bioethics, Bloodhound Gang, cats, Children, Conversation, Discovery Channel, embodied beings, friendship, Gombe Chimpanzee War, human beings, human exceptionalism, humans, incorporeal intelligences, J. Budziszewsk, laboratory animals, Laws, locusts, mammals, Pandemic of Lunacy, Parents, primates, rationality, snakes, spouses, transhumanists, University of Texas, wolves, worship
Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. Source
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31Jan 2026 by Post

AI Dependence Makes Us Dumber, but That’s Not the Worst Thing About It

Andrew McDiarmid, Artificial Intelligence, baked salmon, ChatGPT, Chicago Tribune, Complexity, Computational Sciences, computer assistance, Copilot, createdness, Creativity, Engineering, Gemini, Grok, human exceptionalism, humans, living systems, Nikolai Berdyaev, salmon, scientists
I realized this when I found myself, not for the first time, asking Grok to remind me again how long to bake salmon at 400 degrees. Source
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26Jan 2026 by Post

Oldest Ancestor of Modern Sea Turtles Was — A Sea Turtle

Atlantic Ocean, Cape Cod, dinosaurs, Drew Gentry, endangered species, Evolution, hawksbill sea turtle, humans, hypothermia, Indian Ocean, Intelligent Design, jellyfish, leatherback sea turtles, Mozambique Channel, reptiles, Scientific Reports, sea turtles, snapping turtle, snorkeling, Sumatra, tragedy of the commons, Turtle Conservation Technical Operating Unit, University of Alabama, zoology
There are seven species of sea turtles in the world today, all beautifully designed and, sadly, all endangered. Source
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01Jan 2026 by Post

Happy New Year! No. 1 Story for 2025: Bombshell Overturns Myth of 1 Percent Difference

1 percent myth, 1 percent myth (series), burying the lede, chimpanzees, common ancestry, David Klinghoffer, DNA, Evolution, gap difference, genomes, human exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology, humans, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Kevin Williamson, Museum of Natural History, National Review, Nature (journal), science journalism, Smithsonian Institution, statistics, Supplementary Data, zombies
This finding should be major news in the science world, yet those involved don’t seem interested in highlighting the discovery. Source
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10Dec 2025 by Post

The Eclipse of the Organism: No Longer Biology’s Central Interest

animals, Ascaris megalocephala, bar code, Cenorhabditis elegans, Chemistry, chimpanzees, chromosome number, chromosomes, Cruciferae, DNA, donkeys, Drosophila, Evolution, ferns, fruit flies, genes, genetics, homunculus, humans, idiogram, Junk DNA, Lego blocks, Ninth Symphony, nucleotides, Ophioglossum petiolatum, Parthenon, physics, plants, proteins, roundworm, Salvador Dalì, wheat, zebras
Organisms have disappeared below the horizon. In many papers on DNA the organism is barely mentioned. Source
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16Oct 2025 by Post

Discovery Institute-Funded Paper in Scientific Reports Applies an ID-Inspired Approach to Cancer

anticancer, antimicrobial, antioxidant, biochemistry, biochemists, Biola University, biomolecules, biosphere, cancer, curcumin, Darwin Devolves, Discovery Institute, diseases, drugs, flavonoids, humans, Intelligent Design, Karl Krueger, leaf extract, lutein, lycopene, Magnolia alba, Medicine, Michael Behe, nanoparticles, photocatalytic, polyphenols, red grapefruit, Research, Richard Gunasekera, Scientific Reports, side effects, tomato, Tree of Life
Humans have bioengineered many drugs to fight cancer. We’ve all seen this: Many cancer drugs may work but they often have devastating side effects. Source
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06Oct 2025 by Post

Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

animal kingdom, bacteria, Bible, biosphere, cancer, Casey Luskin, cat, cell division, chromosome, Darwin Devolves, death, DNA, earth, ecosystem, Faith & Science, humans, Intelligent Design, Karl Krueger, life, mice, Michael Behe, National Cancer Institute, origin of life, plants, proliferation, seeds, squirrels, telomeres
Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Source
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29Sep 2025 by Post

An 1871 Critic of Darwinism Whose Criticisms Still Pack a Punch

Alfred William Bennett, anoura, anthologies, bats, biological origins, Books, Charles Darwin, Charles Lyell, chelonians, convergence, Darwinists, development, Ernst Haeckel, Evolution, excommunication, growth, humans, Ichthyosauria, Inkwell Classics in Evolution and Design, Inkwell Press, Intelligent Design, John Henry Newman, monographs, natural selection, On the Genesis of Species, pterodactyles, Roman Catholics, St. George Jackson Mivart, The Descent of Man, The Saturday Review, Thomas Henry Huxley, Vertebrata, William George Ward
A new series aims to restore a historically honest balance to the debate over evolution and design in the study of biological origins. Source
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