Category: Life Sciences
On Origin of Life, Synthetic Chemist James Tour Delivers Chastisement to Jeremy England
“[U]nder certain conditions, matter inexorably acquires the key physical attribute associated with life.” Oh, really, does it?
How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?
Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken.
Rearranging Deck Chairs on the Titanic? Controversy Over the P-value Value
There is much to agree with in Yale University clinical neurologist Steven Novella’s recent article on the p-value.
Hailed as the “Next Darwin,” MIT’s Jeremy England Sheds Little Light on Life’s Origins
England’s research is focused on the wrong question. Origin-of-life theories are not helped by identifying processes that efficiently dissipate energy.
Ribosomes Optimized for Speed, Flexibility
The DNA translation machines in the cell show unexpected complexity, forcing molecular biologists to revise what they thought they knew about ribosomes.
Must Life Evolve?
In redefining life to make its origin easier to explain, origin-of-life researchers are now increasingly emphasizing the ability of life to evolve.
Glicksman: Raising the Bar for Darwinism
“How can you understand where life came from if you don’t understand how it actually works?”
From Freakout to Admiration: Why Spiders Should Inspire Us
We need to overcome the natural fright reaction and see what we can learn from our eight-legged neighbors on the planet.
The Soul of the Matter — Now in Paperback; Read Bruce Buff’s Thriller on Intelligent Design!
Does DNA coding demonstrate that we are here by intent? And is the brain itself enough to produce perceptions, feelings, thoughts and awareness?
Zombie Science: The War on Eggs
The fallibility of the scientific “consensus” is revealed in no humbler, more everyday form than chicken eggs.