Geneticist W. E. Lönnig on Human-Chimp DNA Similarity, and Much More

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"The same people who admit that they are unable to create a single blade of grass tell you that they are absolutely sure they know how it came about." 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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Summer Seminar on ID Is a Glorious (and Cost-Free) Opportunity

application, birds, bobcats, butterflies, capsids, Colorado Springs deadline, deer, Education, Evolution, fermions, fossils, garter snakes, Glen Eyrie Castle, Intelligent Design, mice, molecules, nature, philosophers, qualia, Quanta, science, scientists, students, Summer Seminars on Intelligent Design, teachers
The setting, once again Glen Eyrie Castle in Colorado Springs, is idyllic — towers of red rock and ponderous pines against the bluest of skies. Source
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“Evolution in Real Time” (Yeah, Right)

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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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Research with Mice May Explain How the Placebo Effect Works

Adam Kovac, animals, brain, brain circuits, cruelty to animals, expectation, Gizmodo, humans, illness, imagination, medication, Medicine, mice, neurons, neuroscience, Neuroscience & Mind, pain, pain control, placebo effect, researchers, sugar pill, University of North Carolina
The mice had to be placed in a painful situation in order to trigger a placebo effect. With humans, it is often just a matter of communicating orally. Source
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Sleep — Designed for Our Good

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The evolutionary mindset operates as a major obstacle to the scientific understanding of sleep. Source
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I Just Want to Say One Word to You: Graphene

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Graphene was first characterized in 2004 when two researchers took graphite and exfoliated individual sheets of graphene using scotch tape. Source
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Intelligent Design at High Altitudes

adaptive evolution, altitude, Andes, biology, bioRxiv, California, convergent evolution, Current Biology, epigenetics, Evolution, genes, Himalayas, Homo sapiens, hypobaric hypoxia, Intelligent Design, Jay Storz, Mars, mice, Mount Everest Summiters Club, Mount Whitney, mummies, Nepal, Phyllotis vaccarum, radiocarbon dating, Sherpas, University of Nebraska
Surprised at the ability of mammals to thrive at high altitudes, some evolutionists are looking to Darwinian theory for answers. Source
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