Tag: cellular life

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Jonathan McLatchie

Date
September 30, 2024

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, Atheism, Bayesian logic, biochemistry, carbon, cellular life, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, Intelligent Design, Jonathan McLatchie, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, non-metal atoms, Theism}

The Life-Friendly Properties of Carbon And Other Non-Metal Atoms

_{Jonathan McLatchie
September 30, 2024

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In his book Darwin’s Black Box, biochemist Michael Behe writes that in order to understand the barriers to evolution, we have to “bite the bullet of complexity.” On this episode of ID The Future, Dr. Jonathan McLatchie is back to help us do just that! In the latest installment of an ongoing series, Dr. McLatchie talks with host Andrew McDiarmid about the remarkable properties of carbon and other non-metal atoms. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
November 29, 2023

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, blood pressure, cell, cell shrinkage, cellular life, chemical balance, chemical evolution, engineering, engineering principles, Evolution, heart, human body, hypothalamus, integrated systems, Intelligent Design, laws of nature, laws of physics, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, osmosis, oxygen, sodium, sodium pump, survival, system of systems, Water, water retention, Your Designed Body}

Liquid Harmony: How Our Bodies Manage Salt and Water

_{Howard Glicksman
November 29, 2023

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What does it take to stay alive? On this ID the Future, host Eric Anderson concludes his conversation with physician Howard Glicksman about the remarkable systems in the human body that help control water and sodium to keep us alive. In Part 2, Dr. Glicksman discusses two more innovations that add a "push-pull" effect to the systems discussed in Part 1. First, a sensor in the heart kicks into action when water or sodium levels get too high. Second, an anti-diuretic system in the hypothalamus that detects cell shrinkage and promotes water retention. In true engineering fashion, these systems are interdependent and tightly integrated, working together in unison (along with your own active participation!) to safeguard your body and help you live your best life. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
November 27, 2023

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, blood pressure, cell, cellular life, chemical balance, chemical evolution, engineering, engineering principles, Evolution, heart, human body, integrated systems, Intelligent Design, laws of nature, laws of physics, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, osmosis, oxygen, sodium, sodium pump, survival, system of systems, Water, Your Designed Body}

How We Balance Water and Sodium to Maintain Life

_{Howard Glicksman
November 27, 2023

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On their own, the laws of nature don't tend toward life. To stay alive, living things utilize ingenious solutions. On this ID the Future, host Eric Anderson talks with physician Howard Glicksman about another way that the human body counteracts the natural tendency of the laws of nature to destroy life. Glicksman explains how the body controls water volume and sodium--two aspects that are absolutely critical to keeping us alive. It isn't just a single system. It's an interconnected and interdependent system of systems using a network of sensors, integrators, and effectors to maintain the life-giving balance of water and sodium in our bodies. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
November 8, 2023

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, biochemistry, biology, cell, cellular information, cellular life, Charles Darwin, complexity, Darwinism, Evolution, evolutionary theory, information, Intelligent Design, Michael Behe, microbiology, molecular biology, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, origin of life, Origin of Species, Secrets of the Cell}

Michael Behe: Behind The Scenes of Secrets of the Cell

_{Michael Behe
November 8, 2023

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If Charles Darwin could have peered into one of today's high-powered microscopes and seen the stunning complexity and function in even the simplest living cells, On the Origin of Species might have been a very different book! On this ID The Future, we go behind the scenes with biochemist Michael Behe to discuss his popular video series Secrets of the Cell. From overseeing intricate animation work to driving off-road in a Jeep through the backwoods, Dr. Behe spills some secrets of his own about his experience getting in front of the camera to bring the wonders of the cell to life. Read More ›

Abstract human body with molecules DNA. Medicine, science and technology concept. Illustration.

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Author
Michael Behe

Date
September 25, 2023

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, bone, cells, cellular information, cellular life, Darwinism, DNA, DNA code, energy, epigenetic information, Evolution, information, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Michael Behe, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, protein, protein formation, reducing uncertainty, Shannon information, specified complexity}

Michael Behe on the Origin of Biological Information

_{Michael Behe
September 25, 2023

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Just what is information? Why is so much of it needed for life? And where did it all come from? On this ID The Future, we're pleased to rebroadcast in audio form the latest episode in biochemist Michael Behe's Secrets of the Cell series on the mystery of biological information. In this episode, Behe starts by explaining just what information actually is. From the decision to flip a switch to the thousands of decisions needed to build complex structures, information is everywhere in our world, and it also runs the show in the hidden inner world of cells. Behe describes how cells manage information to build tissues, organs, and systems. He also explains that each cell is part of a massive collaboration of trillions of cells, where the right information at the right time flows through us in the form of chemical and electrical signals, activating different energy modes and keeping our entire body functioning efficiently. To conclude, Behe invites us to join him for a sobering thought experiment: attempting to build an instruction manual for a human femur bone. Sounds simple enough in theory. It's just a bone, after all! But Behe reminds us of the many layers of complexity inherent in making even a single bone part of a larger, dynamic, and coordinated living system. Complex machines and working structures, says Behe, are possible only through specific code that determines form and function. And our uniform and repeated experience affirms that specified or functional information always arises from an intelligent source, not a strictly material process. Read More ›

Human heart with blood vessels. 3d illustration.

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
August 21, 2023

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, albumin, blood, capillaries, cardiovascular system, cell death, cellular life, Darwinism, diffusion, diffusion gradient, engineered systems, engineering, Evolution, heart, Human, human being, Intelligent Design, laws of nature, liver, Neo-Darwinism, osmosis, physician}

How Life Leverages the Laws of Nature to Survive

_{Howard Glicksman
August 21, 2023

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Left to their own devices, the natural result of physics and chemistry is death, not life. So how are we still breathing? On this ID The Future, host Eric Anderson concludes his conversation with physician Howard Glicksman about some of the remarkable engineering challenges that have to be solved to produce and maintain living organisms such as ourselves. Glicksman is co-author with systems engineer Steve Laufmann of the recent book Your Designed Body, an exploration of the extraordinary system of systems that encompasses thousands of ingenious and interdependent engineering solutions to keep us alive and ticking. In the “just so” stories of the Darwinian narrative, these engineering solutions simply evolved. They emerged and got conserved. Voila! But it takes more than the laws of nature to keep us from dying. In Part 1, Glicksman discussed how two laws of nature - diffusion and osmosis - must be innovated by living systems to avoid cell death. In this episode, Glicksman provides another example: how we regulate the flow of water and blood through our bodies without the excess leakage or shrinkage that can lead to cell death. The protein albumin is crucial. Along with helping to transport minerals and hormones, albumin vitally maintains blood volume by regulating the water flow in and out of the capillaries. How does our liver know how to make albumin, or how much of it to make? Can a gradual Darwinian process be credited with these essential innovations? Or do they bear hallmarks of design? Listen in as Dr. Glicksman explains this remarkable system, just one of many engineering feats our bodies perform every day to keep us alive. Read More ›

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Author
Howard Glicksman

Date
August 7, 2023

Tagged
, cellular life, CELS conference, chemical balance, chemical evolution, Conference on Engineering in Living Systems, Darwinian Evolution, Darwinian gradualism, diffusion, engineer, engineering, Evolution, friction, heat transfer, human death, human life, Intelligent Design, living systems, Molecular Machines, Natural Selection, osmosis, potassium, sodium pumps, survival}

The Innovative Cellular Engineering That Keeps Us Alive

_{Howard Glicksman
August 7, 2023

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When left to their own devices, the laws of nature tend toward death, not life. So what does it take for life to exist? On this ID The Future, host Eric Anderson talks with physician Howard Glicksman about some of the remarkable engineering challenges that have to be solved to produce and maintain living organisms such as ourselves. Glicksman is co-author with systems engineer Steve Laufmann of the recent book Your Designed Body, an exploration of the extraordinary system of systems that encompasses thousands of ingenious and interdependent engineering solutions to keep us alive and ticking. In the "just so" stories of the Darwinian narrative, these engineering solutions simply evolved. They emerged and got conserved. Voila! But in this chat, Anderson and Glicksman explain that it takes more than the laws of nature to keep us from dying. "Chemicals on their own don't have any desire or tendency to turn into living organisms," says Anderson. "They tend to degrade, they tend to break down, they tend to go back to their basic constituents." Glicksman and Anderson discuss examples, including how the human body handles friction, heat transfer, and the crucial task of maintaining chemical balance at the cellular level. And where does all this essential innovation come from? Glicksman points to an intelligent cause that transcends matter and energy. Read More ›

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Author
Ann Gauger

Date
May 1, 2023

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, Adam and Eve, Catholic, Catholicism, cellular complexity, cellular life, chimpanzees, common ancestry, common descent, Darwinism, DNA, Evolution, genetic code, God's Grandeur, human origins, Intelligent Design, Molecular Machines, monogenesis, Natural Selection, origin of life}

God’s Grandeur: Ann Gauger on the Scientific Case for Design

_{Ann Gauger
May 1, 2023

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On this episode of ID The Future, host Jay Richards begins a two-part conversation with Ann Gauger about her newly edited volume God's Grandeur: The Catholic Case for Intelligent Design. Part 1 of their discussion focuses on the scientific case presented in the book. Gauger reviews compelling biological evidence for design in the DNA code, molecular machines, the differences between humans and animals, and even the intriguing possibility that the entire human race came from two original parents. This is Part 1 of a conversation. Visit GodsGrandeur.org to learn more and download a free chapter! Read More ›

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Author
James Tour

Date
March 10, 2021

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, ability to reproduce, abiogenesis, adaptation to evolution, ammonia, atmosphere of the early Earth, Biological Information, carbohydrates, catalysis, cellular life, characteristics of life, chemical evolution, DNA, early Earth, entropy, enzymes, genetic information, homeostasis, homochirality, lipids, metabolism, molecular degradation, nucleic acids, nucleotides, origin of life, panspermia, polysaccharides, Proteins, reducing atmosphere, response to stimuli, RNA, Sugars, synthetic organic chemistry}

James Tour–A Flyover of the Challenges Facing Abiogenesis

_{James Tour
March 10, 2021

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Today’s ID the Future features the next in a YouTube video series by Dr. James Tour on the origin-of-life problem. Here Tour, a distinguished synthetic organic chemist, lists the characteristics of life and describes some features of the early Earth where life first appeared. Then he provides a fast flyover of the many grave problems of blindly evolving the first living cell from prebiotic materials.