Tag: bacteria
Dear Economist — Humans Are Not Just Another Animal
Of course we are animals in the strictly biological sense, as are clams, flies, and bacteria. But not in the moral sense.
Information Storage — In the Cloud(s)
Literally, a cloud city filled with functional information has been found right over our heads.
How Is Purpose Related to Teleology in Nature?
Materialist philosopher Joseph Carter denies the existence of teleology in nature, but he is mistaken.
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.
On Functional Coherence — Another Serving of Oracle Soup
This is the fourth installment of my ongoing conversation with theistic evolutionist Hans Vodder about my book Undeniable.
Darwin’s Finches: An Icon Gets Retouched
What can bacteria collected around a university campus tell us about adaptive radiation?
Claim: New Proteins Evolve Very Easily
Proteins are composed of a linear string of amino acids, often hundreds in length, and perform all sorts of important tasks in the cell.
Humpty Dumpty and the Origin of Life — Paul Nelson at Texas A&M University, Thursday, March 30
Dr. Nelson will ask why a bacterial cell subjected to sterilizing sonication — or death by sound — will never come back to life. Ever.