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

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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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An Attorney Weighs the Evidence for ID

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Attorneys are skilled in evaluating evidence and making ideas easier to understand, two skills that come in handy when assessing scientific theories as well. Source
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French Authors Say Science Points to God; Scientists Listen

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Computer engineer Michel-Yves Bolloré, a lifelong Catholic, and Olivier Bonnassies, who came late to faith, argue that the universe must have had a creator. Source
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Death by Intelligent Design? A Biological Enigma

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Limited lifespans, accompanied by reproductive continuation of the living organism, provide a sustainable balance for life. Source
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Skulls from China Said to Push Origin of Homo sapiens Back to 1 Million Years 

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How many times have we been told that some new paleoanthropological find is “rewriting the story of human evolution”? Source
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ID Education Day Is Coming to Tacoma, November 6!

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This is a fantastic field trip opportunity for middle and high school students in homeschool and private school settings to interact directly with scientists. 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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On the Origin of Science and Culture Today

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First, the conversation delves into the site’s launch in December 2004, when the modern intelligent design movement and the Internet were both relatively new. Source
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To a Pro-Intelligent Design Paper, Biologist Jerry Coyne Reacts with Question-Begging

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The paper seeks to elucidate the plausibility of naturalistic evolutionary processes generating a minimal living cell. Source
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