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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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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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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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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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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An 1871 Critic of Darwinism Whose Criticisms Still Pack a Punch

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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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Casey Luskin Answers Common Objections to Intelligent Design

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Dr. Luskin highlights a “large unbridged gap” in the fossil record between ape-like species like Lucy and human-like species. Source
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Smithsonian Denigrates by Race, Including the Human Race

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I have not yet heard that the Trump Administration is looking at what the NMNH says about human origins. But reforming the Smithsonian requites it. Source
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