Author Archives: Jonathan Smith

You’d better read this today, because it’s possible the world will end tomorrow.Ok I’m just kidding,but a few people will be holding their breath when the “The Large Hadron Collider, man’s biggest machine fires up tomorrow. At about 9.30 am … Continue reading →

Two articles in the August 2008 issue of ASBMB Today react to recent creationist initiatives. ASBMB’s president, Gregory A. Petsko of Brandeis University, pulls no punches in his column, beginning, “They’re at it again. Armed with another new idea from … Continue reading →

 Scientists from The Institute of Advanced Studies at Princeton and the University of California discovered that the underlying process in tumor formation is the same as for life itself—evolution. After analyzing a half million gene mutations, the researchers found that … Continue reading →

I recived this e-mail today from Dr Paul D Cottle, a noted Professor of nuclear physics at FSU and a member of the Florida Citizens for Science. http://www.physics.fsu.edu/Faculty/CottlePaul.htm. He raises many interesting and valid points,so I have posted the letter in its … Continue reading →

A federal judge says the University of California can deny course credit to applicants from Christian high schools whose textbooks declare the Bible infallible and reject evolution and other scientific concepts.  Rejecting claims of religious discrimination and stifling of free expression, … Continue reading →

When debating Creationists I’m sure we all have encountered this frequently used canard: That the second law of thermodynamics does not permit order to rise from disorder,and therefore the evolution of complex living things from simple ancestors. The creationist argument … Continue reading →

 This week’s episode  on the History Channel is on the  evolution of jaws, and should be a good one, Viewing time in Florida is at 10:00 pm,watch the program and then lets see your comments on this thread.