Category: Life Sciences
The Mystery of Bach’s Genius? Solved! It’s All in the Ink
As an explanation of musical genius, this would be bewilderingly silly. Yet it’s the basic summary of a genre of breathless news items about the origins of life on earth.
Presto! The Origin of Life in Four Surprisingly Easy Steps
Origin-of-life theorist David Deamer’s new book appears intelligently designed to make students think that dramatic progress is being been made in explaining the chemical origin of life.
Stephen Meyer on Michael Behe’s Irreducible Complexity and the Bacterial Flagellum
How Butterfly Wings Display Brilliant Colors
Ever wonder how butterflies flash brilliant colors from their wings? It’s not done with pigment. Instead, butterflies use a trick of light that sounds like something out of Star Trek: “photonic crystals.”
Jonathan and Paul’s Excellent Adventure at the Society for Developmental Biology Annual Meeting
The one in which Jonathan Wells and Paul Nelson meet with friendly, open-ended questions, curiosity, and meaningful exchanges.