Tag: genetics

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Tom Woodward

Date
June 29, 2026

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, cellular information, Darwinism, DNA, epigenetics, Epigenetics and the Architect, epigenome, Evolution, genetics, genome, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Neo-Darwinism, reading, Tom Woodward}

Take a Tour of the Cell in an Incredible Shrinking Submarine!

_{Tom Woodward
June 29, 2026

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Imagine you have been invited to a futuristic discovery center, a lavishly funded facility that has pioneered the ability to shrink people and objects many orders of magnitude. What if you could climb aboard an incredible shrinking submarine and travel into the heart of a living cell? This would be a tour like no other, to be sure! You’d get a glimpse of DNA, molecular machines, and cellular architecture, certainly, but you’d also bear witness to the workings of a hidden world of information and epigenetic controls operating beyond the physical structures of life. On this ID The Future, historian of science Dr. Tom Woodward reads an excerpt from his new book Epigenetics and the Architect, co-authored with Dr. James Gills. And rather than beginning with definitions and diagrams, he invites us on an imaginative journey inspired by sci-fi movie classics like Fantastic Voyage, Innerspace, or Honey I Shrunk the Kids. Read More ›

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Tom Woodward

Date
June 24, 2026

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, Darwinism, DNA code, epigenetics, Epigenetics and the Architect, Evolution, genetic code, genetics, genome, immaterial genome, Intelligent Design, Materialism, methyl code, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, sugar code, Tom Woodward}

Beyond DNA: Evidence for Intelligent Design at the Frontier of Biology

_{Tom Woodward
June 24, 2026

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A second revolution is underway in biology today. DNA isn’t the whole story for the development of living things. The deeper scientists look into the cell, the more they find layers of coding, regulation, communication, and control. Where did all this additional information come from? On today's ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid continues his conversation with Dr. Tom Woodward, co-author with Dr. James Gills of a new book called Epigenetics and the Architect: Evidence of Design at the Frontier of Biology. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Author
Tom Woodward

Date
June 22, 2026

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, Darwinism, DNA code, epigenetics, Epigenetics and the Architect, epigenome, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, genetics, Intelligent Design, Materialism, methyl code, Neo-Darwinism, Tom Woodward}

DNA’s Partner in the Dance of Life

_{Tom Woodward
June 22, 2026

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Many of us have heard about one of the biggest discoveries in modern biology: the discovery of the information code embedded in DNA. But perhaps an even bigger discovery than that would be that DNA isn’t running the show by itself. A second revolution is underway centered around a hidden layer of information beyond DNA that helps direct the development of every living thing. On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Tom Woodward to the show to discuss his new book, co-authored with Dr. James Gills: Epigenetics and the Architect: Evidence of Design at the Frontier of Biology. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

Somalia giraffe goes over a green lush meadow

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
February 25, 2026

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, Darwinism, Evolution, genetics, giraffe, giraffe evolution, giraffe neck, Intelligent Design, irreducible complexity, Materialism, missing link, mosaic form, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, Samotherium major, transitional fossils, Wolf-Ekkehard Loonig}

Long Necks and Tall Tales: Why Samotherium Isn’t Missing Link

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 25, 2026

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How did the giraffe get its long neck? It sounds like the beginning of a children’s bedtime story, and it certainly has been that. But it’s also a matter of serious scientific debate, and the debate continues today. On this installment of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his two-part discussion correcting claims of giraffe evolution with retired geneticist Dr. Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig. In Part 2, Dr. Lönnig challenges the prevailing narrative that the fossil Samotherium major serves as a transitional "missing link" in giraffe evolution. Lönnig argues that this evolutionary interpretation is contradicted by the facts. Instead, he identifies Samotherium as a "mosaic form," an organism possessing a combination of fully developed and basic traits that do not unequivocally connect it to the modern long-necked giraffe. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

The giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) is an African even-toed ungulate mammal, the tallest of all extant land-living animal species, and the largest ruminant.

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
February 23, 2026

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, Charles Darwin, Darwinism, Evolution, Evolution of the Long-Necked Giraffe, Fossil Record, genetics, giraffe, gradualism, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, Samotherium major, stasis, The Neck of the Giraffe, Wolf-Ekkehard Loonig}

On the Origin of “Tall Blondes”: Correcting the Record on Giraffe Evolution

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
February 23, 2026

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We’ve all admired the long, majestic neck of the giraffe, and the question remains: how did the giraffe get its long neck? Is it a product of an evolutionary process? Or was a process of foresight and purpose involved? Helping us unpack this today is retired geneticist Dr. Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig, who challenges the traditional narrative of giraffe evolution, noting a sharp disconnect between Darwinian predictions and the actual fossil record. While neo-Darwinism, by default, expects a gradual, step-by-step progression of slight variations leading to the modern giraffe, the geological evidence tells a different story. Learn how the twin problems of stasis in the fossil record and silos in the development of giraffes pose major problems for the standard just-so story of giraffes. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
September 10, 2025

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, Alexander Oparin, Charles Darwin, chemical evolution, Darwinism, David Coppedge, Evolution, genetic switch, genetics, Harold Urey, Intelligent Design, Junk DNA, macroevolution, Materialism, melanism, microRNA, Miller-Urey, Miller-Urey experiment, mutations, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, non-coding DNA, peppered moths, polymorphism, regulatory switch, Science journal, Stanley Miller}

Evolution’s Stubborn Icons: Peppered Moths and Miller-Urey Still Shambling Along

_{David Coppedge
September 10, 2025

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By now, you might think that the icons of evolution that Dr. Jonathan Wells wrote about 24 years ago have been put out of our misery. And indeed, much has changed, and these icons have even less ground to stand on than they did back then. But they don’t call them icons for nothing! Whatever else they are, they’re stubborn, and it’s not uncommon to see evidence of them still popping up in popular science articles, cartoons, movies, and even scientific journals. On this episode of ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes back freelance science reporter David Coppedge to give us a few recent examples of the icons of evolution that keep shambling along, including recent sightings of the peppered moth myth and the Miller-Urey experiments. Read More ›

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Author
Stephen Iacoboni

Date
July 16, 2025

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, Aristotle, cancer, Darwinism, doctor, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, genetics, genomics, Intelligent Design, intentionality, irreducible complexity, Materialism, materialistic science, mechanistic view, medical school, medicine, mobile genetic elements, Neo-Darwinism, purpose, Science, Science and faith, scientific atheism, Stephen Iacoboni, Stuart Kauffman, teleology, telos, theoretical biology, Thomistic philosophy}

A Tale of Two Doctors: Finding Purpose in Medicine and Science

_{Stephen Iacoboni
July 16, 2025

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On this episode, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Stephen Iacoboni, an award-winning cancer researcher and medical oncologist with 40 years of experience, to discuss the undeniable element of purpose in all living things. The conversation dives deep into the question of whether this purpose can be explained purely by the physical world, or if it points to a source beyond nature and science. Dr. Iacoboni shares his unique reconciliation between faith and science, as explored in his latest book, Telos: The Scientific Basis for a Life of Purpose. He recounts his personal journey and profound divergence from the "mechanistic consensus" prevalent during his medical school years in the 1960s and 70s, which viewed organisms, including humans, as "biologic machines without souls, products of an unguided process." Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
May 7, 2025

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, Darwinism, engineering, engineering principles, Evolution, Fossil Record, geneticist, genetics, giant panda, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, optimal design, optimal panda principle, panda, Panda’s thumb, Stephen Jay Gould, Wolf-Ekkehard Loonig}

More Than a Thumb: Integrated Design in the Giant Panda

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
May 7, 2025

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Is the famous “panda’s thumb” evidence of unguided evolutionary processes, or is it a masterpiece of engineering and the result of intelligent design? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid concludes his conversation with retired geneticist, Dr. Wolf-Eckehard Lönnig, an intelligent design pioneer who has been offering robust criticism of Darwinian theory and advocating for intelligent design for over 50 years. The topic is Dr. Lönnig's new paper reviewing the debate over the panda’s thumb. Giant pandas have an extra digit, an elongated wrist bone, that aids the animal in walking and manipulating bamboo with great dexterity. Some claim it's a clumsy structure produced by evolutionary processes. It wouldn't win any design awards, but it gets the job done. Others call it one of the most extraordinary manipulation systems in the mammalian world and clear evidence of purposeful engineering. So which is it? Dr. Lönnig helps us answer that question. This is Part 2 of a two-part conversation. Read More ›

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Author
Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig

Date
May 5, 2025

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, Charles Darwin, Convergent evolution, Darwinism, engineering, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, geneticist, genetics, Intelligent Design, Materialism, Natural Selection, Neo-Darwinism, optimal design, optimal panda principle, paleontology, panda principle, Panda’s thumb, principles of engineering, Stephen J. Gould, Stuart Burgess, systems biology, systems engineering}

Evolved or Engineered? A Geneticist Evaluates the Panda’s Thumb

_{Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig
May 5, 2025

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In 1980, influential paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Stephen Jay Gould wrote that “we can know that evolution has happened by the imperfections and oddities that life shows.” But is that true? And what if we take a closer look at those assumed evolutionary oddities and see instead evidence of engineered elegance? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes retired geneticist Dr. Wolf-Ekkehard Lönnig to the podcast to discuss his new paper reviewing the debate over the panda’s thumb. Giant pandas have an elongated wrist bone, the radial sesamoid, that allows them to handle and eat bamboo with great dexterity. Some claim it’s an imperfectly and inefficiently formed structure that is clear evidence of evolutionary processes at work. Others Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
April 28, 2025

Tagged
, Darwinism, David Klinghoffer, DNA, DNA code, epigenetics, Evolution, genetic revolution, genetics, genome, immaterial genome, Intelligent Design, intelligent design in real time, Materialism, molecular biology, Plato, Plato's Revenge, Richard Sternberg, Timaeus}

Plato’s Revenge: An Interview with David Klinghoffer

_{David Klinghoffer
April 28, 2025

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You're likely familiar with the genetic revolution — the discovery that physical structures in the cell, including DNA and RNA, shape every organism. But we are now overdue for another and more profound revolution in science, one you've likely heard very little about. Recent findings reveal that genetic and even epigenetic sources alone cannot account for the rich dynamism of life — not even close. Some other informational source is required. On this ID The Future, science writer and Discovery Institute Senior Fellow David Klinghoffer speaks with host Andrew McDiarmid about his new book Plato's Revenge: The New Science of the Immaterial Genome. It's a little book about a very big idea. It also tells the story of the scientist, Dr. Richard Sternberg, who has spent the last two decades bringing together cutting-edge molecular biology, higher mathematics, and commonsense reasoning to flesh out this potentially revolutionary new idea. Read More ›