Category: Evolution
Why Words Matter: Sense and Nonsense in Science
One might, with Darwin, theorize that the development of the biosphere was simply down to that empirically unattested variant of chance, “natural selection.”
To Regulate Foraging, Harvester Ants Use a (Designed) Feedback Control Algorithm
These elements of harvester ant behavior present a severe challenge for the evolutionary paradigm.
Here’s Another Defense of Junk DNA
The authors criticize the “ultra-Darwinian mindset,” which “perpetuates the notion that the genome, and life itself, is like a Swiss watch.”
Origin of Life: Top Three Problems with Protocells
Protocells place origin-of-life researchers in an awkward position: relying upon an imaginary entity to sustain their belief that only matter and energy exist.
Sara Walker and Her Crew Publish the Most Interesting Biology Paper of 2022 (So Far, Anyway)
Universal functional requirements, but without the identity of material components — sounds like design.