New Discoveries Raise Questions about Molecular Evolution

One of the most significant challenges to the Christian faith comes from the problem of evil. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing and … more

unk DNA Plays an Important Role in Development

My wife enjoys looking for antiques (and, to my horror, buying them.) For Amy, antiques are priceless treasures. From my standpoint, these relics from … more

The replicating molecules of life (DNA and RNA) are composed of different nucleobase molecules linked together by phosphates and five-carbon sugars. Without the nucleobase molecules the replicating … more

DNA Researchers Uncover Evidence that Overlapping Genes Are Widespread in Mammal Genomes

I have never cared much for puzzles, but I know some people can't get enough of them. (Although admittedly, … more

Study of Sexual Parasite Reveals Function for Junk DNA

Cell biologists believe that in addition to housing genetic information, DNA plays a skeletal role in the nucleus; the more DNA in the nucleus, … more

Study of Fossil Remains Identifies another Function for Junk DNA

An exceptional paper published a few months ago in Nature provides the first-ever estimates of genome sizes for dinosaurs (even though … more

I am often asked what I think to be the best argument for intelligent design. From my vantage point as a biochemist, it's the genetic code. Recently published research adds to my conviction.

The … more

As kids we had great fun passing handwritten notes to each other across the classroom. The challenge was to avoid the teacher’s detection. The more "sophisticated" among us would convert them … more

First Marsupial Genome Indicates that Junk DNA Has Function

In the May 10th issue of Nature an international team of scientists reported a high-quality draft of the genome of the grey short-tailed … more

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 … more

Long Terminal Repeats Function as Promoters for the NAIP Gene in Mammals

Both Christians and skeptics alike expect superior designs to exist throughout nature if, indeed, the all-powerful, … more

Nobody likes an infection. Most illnesses caused by bacteria present little more than a nuisance easily treated with a few doses of antibiotics. But some infections can be life-threatening and require … more

In my undergraduate course in biology at Caltech in the late 1950s, a cell was understood simply as a variety of chemical reactions going on inside a tiny test tube.1 Now, 50 years later, scientists … more

"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. … more

"Junk" (or noncoding) DNA has become an icon of evolution. Evolutionary biologists maintain that because junk DNA is an imperfection, it provides incontrovertible evidence for evolution. After all, … more

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A team of American earth scientists has found yet more fine-tuning for one of the design features for sustaining life on Earth. A stable, efficient … more

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A German atmospheric physicist found more evidence that organisms must be specially designed in order to establish an ideal water cycle for life. … more

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Processes developed by human designers often incorporate preplanned responses to a variety of scenarios that likely will arise during the … more