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Biologist Ann Gauger: No Laboratory Confirmation of Intelligent Design? Think Again.

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Here’s an illuminating interview with biologist Ann Gauger about intelligent design in the lab. The rap, of course, is that ID only stands on the sidelines of science, bellyaching about Darwinism’s never-ending series of triumphs. Talking with Sarah Chaffee on an episode of ID the Future, Dr. Gauger briefly outlines the research program at Biologic Institute, including work in the lab and in silico.

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I’m not sure I’d heard the neat analogy Gauger offers about the rarity of functional protein folds, calculated by her colleague Doug Axe. Hitting upon one is akin to standing outside the Milky Way and trying to strike a single quark held in the hand of a bather lying on the shore of Lake Michigan. It’s that specific, mind-bogglingly beyond the reach of blind, unguided evolutionary groping.

Dr. Gauger also discusses ferment in the scientific world around the extended evolutionary synthesis. She explains why this bodes well for ID, including closeted design sympathizers currently at work in labs, temporarily keeping a low profile for fear of career-jeopardizing retaliation.

Oh yes, they exist, as we know well. I’m confident you’ll be hearing from them before very long. Evolution’s iron curtain will fall.

Image: Ann Gauger via Illustra Media.

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David Klinghoffer

Senior Fellow and Editor, Evolution News
David Klinghoffer is a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute and the editor of Evolution News & Science Today, the daily voice of Discovery Institute’s Center for Science & Culture, reporting on intelligent design, evolution, and the intersection of science and culture. Klinghoffer is also the author of six books, a former senior editor and literary editor at National Review magazine, and has written for the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Seattle Times, Commentary, and other publications. Born in Santa Monica, California, he graduated from Brown University in 1987 with an A.B. magna cum laude in comparative literature and religious studies. David lives near Seattle, Washington, with his wife and children.

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