Phosphorus plays a crucial role in life chemistry. Phosphates serve as the backbone for all nucleic acids and are the major repository of chemical energy for metabolism. The human body contains about 11,000 parts per million of phosphorus by weight.
TCM - Biochemical DesignA Biochemical Watch Found in a Cellular Heath
1/10/2008 Kai ABC Proteins Re-invigorate the Watchmaker Argument for God’s Existence A Couple of Tasty Morsels
5/22/2008 A sampling of new research uncovers more function for junk DNA, undermines one of the best arguments for biological evolution An Unexpected Find
5/29/2008 New research uncovers an unanticipated role for pseudogenes, undermines one of the best arguments for biological evolution Are Pseudogenes Junk?
5/31/2007 Evolutionary biologists regard “junk” DNA as one of the most potent pieces of evidence for biological evolution. Often identical (or nearly identical) segments of junk DNA occur in a wide range of related organisms. Bacteria: Ordered and Organized
2/28/2008 Latest Discoveries Highlight the Exquisite Molecular Arrangement of Simplest Life Biochemical Synonyms Optimized, Part 1of 2
8/21/2008 New Study Uncovers More Evidence for Biochemical Optimization and Intelligent Design Biochemical Synonyms Optimized, Part 2 of 2
8/28/2008 New Study Uncovers More Evidence for Biochemical Optimization and Intelligent Design Biochemists Ask, "How Low Can Life Go?"
7/1/2006 "How low can you go?" This familiar call challenges limbo dancers to maneuver their way under a stick held ever closer to the ground. Some biochemists have taken part in a stick dance of their own. Advances in molecular biology make it possible for scientists to take up the challenge of determining "How low can life go?" as they assess life's minimal complexity. Bombarded by Design
5/9/2008 “Biology is the study of complicated things that give the appearance of having been designed for a purpose.” — Richard Dawkins, atheist biologist, in The Blind Watchmaker Creation vs. Evolution: Why a Model Is Essential
8/25/2008 The public debate about teaching intelligent design has exposed widespread confusion both inside and outside the church about how the scientific enterprise operates. One of the most frequent complaints scientists make about the Intelligent Design movement is that their brand of intelligent design is not testable, falsifiable, or predictive. Déjá vu—Again, Part 1 of 2
6/19/2008 Newly Discovered Example of Convergence Challenges Biological Evolution Dinosaur Genome Size Estimates: Lagerstatten of Design
7/5/2007 Study of Fossil Remains Identifies another Function for Junk DNA DNA Barcodes Used to Inventory Plant Biodiversity
3/6/2008 New Research Substantiates DNA as an ‘Information Harboring’ Molecule Faster by Design, Part 1 of 2
7/24/2008 Scientists Create Enzyme from Scratch Faster by Design, Part 2 of 2
7/1/2008 Scientists Create Enzyme from Scratch Inability to Repeat the Past Dooms Evolution
8/7/2008 Experimental Support for Historical Contingency Challenges Biological Evolution Junk DNA Regulates Gene Expression
9/13/2007 Junk DNA Plays an Important Role in Development Junk DNA: A Problem for the Evolutionary Paradigm?
12/6/2007 New Discoveries Raise Questions about Molecular Evolution Little Motors, Big Designer
1/18/2008 As a student I came across the humorous definition of a nuclear physicist as one who was “learning more and more about less and less, until finally he knew everything about nothing.” In today’s world of research, this reference to the wonders of nature at its tiniest levels could also be said about the biologist. More on the Nucleoskeletal Hypothesis
7/12/2007 Study of Sexual Parasite Reveals Function for Junk DNA Mutations Exceed Expectations
4/1/1999 Ironically, modern "advances" could serve to hasten humanity's demise. For the first time, geneticists have measured the proportion of harmful mutations arising in one generation of advanced species. The numbers are staggering. New Clues to a Genesis Mystery
10/1/2003 The biblical record of patriarchs who lived 900+ years has raised questions and doubts for centuries. In the context of current life expectancy (which places me on the brink of “senior citizen” status), some Bible readers assume the “years” in the Genesis 5 and 11 chronologies must have been shorter than the familiar 12-month whirl around the Sun. Opossum Genome Leaves Evolution’s Best Argument Dead in the Road
6/14/2007 First Marsupial Genome Indicates that Junk DNA Has Function Overlapping Genes Evince Intelligent Design
7/26/2007 DNA Researchers Uncover Evidence that Overlapping Genes Are Widespread in Mammal Genomes Restricted by Design
10/2/2008 Rational Design of Novel Enzyme Highlights Biochemical Design Summary of Reasons To Believe's Testable Creation Model
2/7/2000 One reason we evangelicals have had so little impact on secular society with our creation teachings is that we try to teach Genesis without presenting a testable creation model. We either focus all of our guns on what is wrong with naturalism or we duck the issue by claiming that Genesis presents no specific creation model. Thus, we are perceived by society as either negative or cowardly. Traffic Signals in the Cell
4/11/2008 I saw a film a while back where a key part of the plot involved the main characters establishing control over the traffic lights in a major city. By slightly “adjusting” the action of the lights, they were able to create utter chaos in a way they desired. TCM - Biochemical DesignTCM - Biochemical Design |