Source: National DNA Day / Flickr / All Rights Reserved We have known for sometime that parents pass physical and behavioral traits through their genes to their children, but the exact physical explanation for why certain genes are chosen over others has remained unclear.  However, researchers from the University of Leeds have discovered a protein…

The popular organization Answers in Genesis, led by Ken Ham, warns that BioLogos and like-minded organizations are “destructive to biblical authority and are leading so many people astray.” I believe, rather, that anti-evolution arguments like these from Ham and other young-earth creationists force many thoughtful Christians to lose their faith. Organizations like BioLogos, however, protect…

God has provided us with two books: the book of God’s Word and the book of God’s works.  While we can learn much from studying God’s Word, we must remember that we can also learn from God’s works.  In this TED video, biologist Robert Full shows how the gecko’s feet and tail have evolved to…

While the process of evolution has taken billions of years to unfold, this video shows its basic principles can be explained in about two minutes.  In those two minutes, the video outlines the three basic mechanisms of evolution — mutation, natural selection, and genetic drift — as well as the unifying power of evolution for…

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