Tag: Unlocking the Mystery of Life
No True Scotsman
A story from a Scottish newspaper is going around and Internet Darwin activists are, predictably, making hay of it.
RNA Export Is Like Basketball, Only Better
Imagine playing basketball blindfolded, but having an assistant pull the ball through the net when you get close. Now you have an idea how messenger RNA molecules make it out of the nucleus.
Does New Scientific Evidence About the Origin of Life Put an End to Darwinian Evolution?
Watch Stephen Meyer explain the scientific evidence that challenges Darwin’s theory and supports intelligent design in this special TV series.
Venter vs. Dawkins on the Tree of Life — and Another Dawkins Whopper
Watch a fascinating exchange between Dawkins and genome guru J. Craig Venter, which occurred last month during a science forum held at Arizona State University.
Arsenic and Old News
The media has been buzzing about NASA’s claim that scientists that have discovered “life as we do not know it” (MSNBC)–purportedly finding bacteria that can use arsenic instead of phosphorous in its DNA. David Klinghoffer already blogged about this story here, interviewing astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez (who has conducted research on astrobiology) on the find. The public first became aware of this story last week when NASA announced it would be holding a press conference that would reveal “an astrobiology finding that will impact the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life.” NASA’s announcement inspired a chorus of speculative excitement among materialists and UFO true-believers alike, who stated things like: NASA is holding a press conference on Thursday to make an announcement. Read More ›