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In Arguments for Intelligent Design, Definitions and Assumptions Are Important
Think of a situation where you have to crack the code on a bank vault, with many dials in the code, say 150, each specifying 1 out of 10 digits.
About Orphan Genes — What’s the Big Problem for Evolution?
Orphan genes — genes that are present in only one species, or a group of closely related species — are of particular interest to advocates of intelligent design.
Biomimetics Moves STEM Education in an Intriguing Direction
An initiative by a major biomimetics lab to prepare students for careers in STEM introduces them to biological coding.
Seeing the Nucleus in 4-D
Caltech scientists watch a spectacle of “ten thousand bursting genes” as the “cartography of the nucleus” comes into focus.
Purpose and Desire Meets Jerry Coyne: The Evolution of Homeostasis?
Consider one of the simplest kinds of homeostasis — just one part of the regulation of sugar metabolism in E coli.