31Aug 2023 by Post

Introducing the Unknome, Biology’s Black Box

23andMe, Advanced Biology, Alireza Mashaghi, biochemistry, biology, central dogma, Complexity, DNA transcripts, genetics, genome, genomics, Harvard University, information, Intelligent Design, interactome, Leiden University, Life Sciences, metabolites, metabolome, molecular biology, mouse, neurons, omics, protein unfolding, proteins, proteomics, Public Library of Science, Science (journal), transcriptome, transcriptomics, unknome, Unknown Genome Project
Biology is becoming overwhelmed by new vistas of dynamic complexity. Attempts to get a handle on this complexity has ushered in the era of Omics. Source
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21Jul 2023 by Post

Cell Vesicles Wear Sophisticated Coats, Defying Unguided Evolutionary Explanations

biology, clathrin-coated vesicle, Coat Protein 1, Coat Protein 2, coat proteins, conformations, EMBL Heidelberg, endoplasmic reticulum, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Evolution, geodesic dome, Golgi apparatus, hexagons, humans, Intelligent Design, invagination, Latin, lattice, pentagons, protein coats, proteins, Science (journal), self-driving cars, triads, triskelion, vesicles, yeast
These coats, and the accessory proteins that build them, attach them to vesicles, and disassemble them, exhibit irreducible complexity. Source
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26Jun 2023 by Post

Answering Farina on Behe’s Work: Bacterial Flagella

bacterial flagellum, braking system, bushing, bushings, cell membrane, clutch, Dave Farina, David Snoke, drive shaft, Evolution, flagellar synthesis, FleQ, Intelligent Design, Kenneth Miller, Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District, machine, machinery, Michael Behe, microorganisms, mutation rate, natural selection, nitrogen metabolism, NtrC, outboard motor, point mutations, population size, Professor Dave, protein science, proteins, Pseudomonas fluorescens, terminology, The Scientist, Theoretical Population Biology, twitching motility, type IV pilis, universal joint, YouTubers
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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30May 2023 by Post

Protein Evolution, the Waiting-Time Problem, and the Intriguing Possibility of Two First Parents

Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger, biology, Center for Science and Culture, Darwinian theory, Discovery Institute, Eric Anderson, Evolution, Human Origins, humans, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, monogenesis, mutations, Parents, Podcast, population genetics, protein evolution, proteins, waiting-time problem
After being asked to evaluate the scientific case against Adam and Eve, Ann Gauger dove into population genetics. Source
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25May 2023 by Post

James Tour Focused on Science, Dave Farina on Character Assassination: So, Who Wins?

Alexander Vilenkin, atheists, Avi Loeb, biology, character assassination, Charles Lineweaver, Chemistry, Christoph Adami, Darwin-skeptics, Dave Farina, David Berlinski, Denis Noble, Discovery Institute, enzymes, Evolution, genetic fallacy, Ian Tattersall, Inference (journal), James Shapiro, James Tour, Jean-Pierre Luminet, Jeremy England, Lawrence Krauss, Lee Cronin, Life Sciences, Martin Rees, Noam Chomsky, polymers, polynucleotides, polypeptides, Professor Dave, Professor Dave Explains, proteins, Richard Dawkins, RNA, specified information, The Workhorse of the Cell
Professor Dave’s attacks undercut his credibility as a spokesman for his own view. If he had the truth on his side, there’s no reason he would behave this way. Source
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09May 2023 by Post

The Darwin Wall Still Stands; but for How Long?

Andreas Diepold, bacterial flagellum, Bailey Milne-Davies, Berlin Wall, biology, Casey Luskin, Chevy, convergent evolution, Darwin Wall, East Germany, Evolution, Gram-negative bacteria, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, Itzhak Fishov, journals, magic wand, mainstream media, Michael Behe, Molecular Microbiology, national parks, natural history museums, Nature Communications, Porsche, proteins, schools, Sharanya Namboodiri, sound-proof room, state universities, Stephan Wimmi, type III secretion system, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
The tyranny of Darwinism in academia does not yet allow for open exchange of ideas and debate over origins. Source
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23Feb 2023 by Post

An Engineering Marvel: Uncovering the Mechanism of Respiratory Complex I

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Complex I is involved in the electron transport chain, which is part of the biochemical process by which we create ATP, the energy molecule of life. Source
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16Feb 2023 by Post

Long Story Short: The Origin of Replication and the Information Sequence Problem

biochemical language, Chemistry, Discovering Intelligent Design, Evolution, information, information sequence problem, intelligence, Intelligent Design, Jack Szostak, Long Story Short, machines, molecular machines, Nobel Prize, origin of information, origin of life, programming code, proteins, replication, RNA, RNA world, Scientific American, self-replicating molecule, specified information, Stanley Miller, transcription, translation, UC San Diego
As an undergraduate at UC San Diego, I attended a seminar taught by Stanley Miller, the famous chemist who put origin-of-life research on the map. Source
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