14Jul 2026 by Post

To Crowdsource DNA, or Not to Crowdsource DNA: A Microbe’s Decision Pathway

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These are the same type of understandable and logical computation circuits that humans design. What can we learn from observing this similarity? Source
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26Jun 2023 by Post

Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Bacterial Flagella

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The video complains about Behe’s “usage of terminology pertaining to machinery.” Is Farina going to charge the entire flagella community with dishonesty? Source
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