Author: David Coppedge
Beyond Genes: Biologists Seek Purpose in Unknown Substances, Processes
There’s more going on in DNA and cells than the old Central Dogma predicted. The time has come to look beyond genes.
Complex Specified Information in the Lowly Sponge
Sponges are outliers in biology’s big bang, the Cambrian explosion. Their embryos appear in Precambrian strata, leading some to consider them primitive.
Prior Fitness for Life: The Problem of Boron
The atomic element boron is essential for life, but how do you get it from stars to plants and animals?
In Artificial and Biological Neural Networks, Intelligent Design Is Undeniable
Someday evolutionists might connect the dots. Right now, even simple nerve nets in jellyfish and hydra are remarkably well designed for what they do.
Foresight in the Biosphere: Lowly Organisms Help Rescue the Planet from Pollution
Need technology to fight the effects of technology? Look instead to living things that already have solutions.