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New Paper Has Bad News for Popular “Oxygen Theory” of the Cambrian Explosion
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (760+ words) The patterns of disparity observed during the Cambrian pose two unresolved questions. First, what evolutionary process produced the gaps between the morphologies of major clades? Second, why have the morphological boundaries of these body plans remained relatively stable over the…...
When Engineering Meets Biology: More From Our Roundtable
4+ week, 2+ day ago (228+ words) When biologists use principles of engineering to study living systems, they can gain a richer, deeper understanding of how and why life works. Source Recurring Engineering Logic and Common Design Patterns In this episode, Dr. Jonathan McLatchie explains that researchers…...
In Search of a Unified Theory of Life
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (677+ words) Here I will endeavor to point out that structure-function relationships, just like most dualities themselves, are fictions of language, a'fa'on de parler. They exist for the sake of description only, but do not actually contain the full meaning of the…...
Can Protein Design Outpace Directed Evolution?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (477+ words) A team of scientists from China leveraged AI to design an enzyme that facilitates recycling of polyurethane! This work was published in the journal'Science. What is polyurethane and where is it used? It's a type of plastic and it is…...
Science Before the Rise of Modern Science
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1785+ words) 1. Let's start with some background about yourself. Where and when were you born? What are some things that stand out about your family life? Were you raised in a religious home and what impact, if any, did your religious or…...
Researcher Picks Up Design Signal in Biopolymers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (214+ words) Equal parts incredible frustration to even more incredible fascination: here is a recent talk on the origin of life by Loren Williams at Georgia Tech. Always display content from YouTube First, here is your warning. You will hear one word,…...
HS Biology & Chemistry with ID
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (987+ words) The integration is key; the courses don't just tack on ID concepts but place them directly where they fit with the underlying scientific understanding. On a new episode of ID the Future, I welcome Kristin Marais and Summer Lile, two…...
ID Bio, Chem for Homeschoolers
8+ mon, 4+ day ago (191+ words) Do you know a homeschool student who needs to learn biology or chemistry? We know that different homeschool families have different needs, and so for the first time we will be offering three different options for each course: Even if…...