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17Feb 2022 by Post

Cinderella Story? Transposons Gain New Respect

biology, Christie Wilcox, Cinderella, disease, Drosophila, ENCODE, Evolution, Evolution News, Intelligent Design, John Hewitt, Josefa González, Junk DNA, Michael Denton, myelin, natural selection, noncoding DNA, parasites, Paul Nelson, Pseudomonas, retrotransposons, retroviruses, Spanish Research Council, symbionts, The Scientist, transposable elements, transposons

Junk DNA has been getting redress for decades of ignominy. Now, retrotransposons and transposable elements may be next in line for a better reputation. Source

15Jan 2022 by Post

Michael Denton on Fine-Tuning: Wheels Within Wheels

biochemistry, biology, carbon, Casey Luskin, cosmic fine-tuning, Evolution: A Theory in Crisis, humans, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Michael Behe, Michael Denton, Nature’s Destiny, Phillip Johnson, Physics, Earth & Space, Podcast, universe

When it comes to evidence of fine-tuning in the universe, the more you look, the more you find. Source

10Jan 2022 by Post

Myth-Making and Malthus

"survival of the fittest", An Essay on the Principle of Population, biology, Capitalism, cosmogenic myth, Economics, Evolution, Kathryn Hughes, laissez-faire, Life Sciences, magpie, Michael Denton, mythopoeisis, Natural Selection: Discovery or Invention? (series), The Bonfire of the Vanities, Tom Wolfe, William Willis

After reading Malthus out of personal interest, it dawned on Darwin how he might usefully appropriate the Malthusian analogy. Source

10Dec 2021 by Post

Ever Thought You Could Change Someone’s Mind?

atheists, biology, Books, Center for Science & Culture, Discovery Institute, educational outreach, engineers, Evolution, Evolution News, Faith & Science, Howard Glicksman, human exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Michael Denton, orcas, physicians, Richard Weikart, Stephen Meyer, Steve Laufmann, United Kingdom, YouTube videos

Iain was a diehard atheist from the United Kingdom. "I absolutely knew that I would never believe in a creator. It was inconceivable to me," he recalls. Source

26Nov 2021 by Post

It’s Black Friday: Get Your New ID-Themed Calendar!

Black Friday, calendars, Center for Science & Culture, Christmas gifts, Discovery Institute, Intelligent Design, Life Sciences, Michael Denton, microscopes, natural world, photography, shopping, telescopes, The Wonder of Water, Wondrous Water, Zazzle

New this year is Wondrous Water, a calendar featuring gorgeous water photography. Source

25Jun 2021 by Post

Handling Water Like Nature Does — By Intelligent Design

aquaporins, Atacama Desert, Austin, Brood X, cactus, Caltech, cell's, Chile, cicadas, Cockrell School of Engineering, fish, Intelligent Design, Julia Greer, Life Sciences, Michael Denton, Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Physics of Fluids, Russell Conwell, seaweed, The Wonder of Water, Third World, University of Illinois, University of Texas, water, Ye Shi

Here in the Pacific Northwest we are heading into a possibly historic heatwave. Water is on everyone's mind. Nature beautifully anticipated our needs. Source

16Jun 2021 by Post

Intelligent Design and Fine-Tuning for Scientific Discovery

Anthropic Principle, David Berlinski, designer, earth, fine-tuning, Guillermo Gonzalez, Intelligent Design, Jay Richards, laws of nature, Michael Denton, scientific discovery, scientific majority, scientists, stalemate, universe

The reason this evidence of “fine-tuning for discovery” is so satisfying to me is not just because it defeats the anthropic principle. Source

19May 2021 by Post

Optimality Recognized in Core Biological Infrastructure

"poor design", amino acids, Athel Cornish-Bowden, biology, biology textbooks, carbon, constraints, development, Drosophila, elements, embryology, Erika DeBenedictis, glycolysis, human engineers, human genome, Intelligent Design, María Luz Cárdenas-Cerda, metabolism, Michael Denton, natural amino acids, optimality, Pareto optimality, Princeton University, TEDx talk, William Bialek

I will begin with an example from embryology, then turn to metabolism, and finish with the breadth of chemical space covered by the natural amino acids. Source

23Feb 2021 by Post