The irreducible complexity argument was developed by Michael Behe and first used in his book Darwin's Black Box. The argument is that some biological systems are so complex that they can not have evolved though mutation and natural selection; it you remove one peace, it brakes, it no longer functions. Creationists often use the analogy [...]

Mmmm … Bacteria When you eat a cup of yogurt, billions of bacteria make their way to your gut. Some researchers believe that these "probiotics" can be good for you, alleviating everything from bowel disease to allergies. Now, a team of researchers has shown that, at least in mice, supplementing food with a helping of [...]

There can be only 1! *Clang. Clan. Clang, clang clang. Spark.* "Wait! Wheres your head?" My head, wheres yours?" "How are we supposed to kill each other if we don't have any heads?" Life Expectancy Of Yeast Extended To 800 In Yeast Years, No Apparent Side Effects Biologists have created baker's yeast capable of living [...]

Redefining Genes Within these helices, so we are told, lie all the instructions for making an organism, passed from one generation to the next by copying the DNA blueprint. But over the past year or so, it has begun to look increasingly as though biologists may need to reconsider the role of their favorite molecule. [...]