Primordial Soup9th International Society For The Study Of The Origins Of Life Meeting7/12/1999 The meeting was held at UC San Diego the week of 7/12-7/16 (1999). This campus has a strong origin of life presence. Some of the workers in the field who are affiliated with UCSD are: Stanley Miller; Leslie Orgel; Gerald Joyce; Reza Ghadiri; Russell Doolittle; Jeffery Bada and Gustaf Arrhenius. A Fork in the Road, Part 1 of 28/23/2007 No Good Options for the Origin of Life A Fork in the Road, Part 2 of 28/23/2007 No Good Options for the Origin of Life Ask Not For Whom The Bell Tolls8/9/2007 Reflections on Stanley Miller's Death and Life Astrology: Help, Hoax, Or Harm?1/1/1999 To unravel any possible confusion over what astrology is, I would like to begin by establishing what it is not. First, astrology is not science, though a number of its adherents claim it to be. How can I make such a strong statement? Consider the following points: Biology Textbooks Get It Wrong On Life’s Origin8/2/2007 Chemist Stanley L. Miller died in late May (March 7, 1930 - May 20, 2007). If you don’t recognize the name, you are probably familiar with his famous experiment. Virtually every high school biology text describes the work Miller performed in the early 1950s. Biotic Borders: Cell Membranes Under ScrutinyBy Fazale R. Rana Although the Piscataqua River forms a natural boundary between Maine and New Hampshire, these two states have disputed the exact location of their border for the last 260 years. Maine contends that the state line runs through the middle of the Piscataqua River. New Hampshire maintains that the boundary lies on the river’s north shore. Blind Faith Fuels Origin-of-life Quest: A Report On Issol '997/1/1999 The biological community’s mindlock on a natural-process origin of life seems to hold, but its irrationality becomes increasingly obvious with time. Hugh Ross and I made this observation as we spent time recently among some of the most distinguished scholars in the origin-of-life ranks at the combined 12th International Conference on the Origin of Life and the 9th ISSOL (International Society for the Study of the Origin of Life) meeting at the University of California, San Diego. Carbon Monoxide Kills Hopes For Primordial Soup1/1/2003 Carbon monoxide (CO), a toxic gas that quickly causes death, is the ironic focus of a recent attempt by some researchers to resuscitate ailing naturalistic explanations for life’s origin. However, at the latest pulse check, that attempt appears vain. Does The Probability For Eti = 1?12/3/2007 Earlier this fall (September 25) I had a three-minute debate on Mancow’s Morning Madhouse, a nationally syndicated radio show, on the topic “Is there scientific evidence for intelligent life in the universe?” My debate opponent was Amir Aczel, a nationally known mathematician and best-selling author. Explanation For Origin-of-life’s Molecular Handedness Is Insoluble5/8/2008 One of my teenage daughters is left-handed. And nobody in our family wants to sit next to her when we eat at the table. It’s not because she has bad manners. It’s because her left arm bumps into the right arm of the person seated next to her. When it comes to meal time, left-handed and right-handed people don’t go well together. Grave Concern About Metabolism First Origin-of-life Scenarios2/21/2008 Metabolic Cycles on Early Earth Deemed Implausible by Famous Origin-of-Life Researcher Ideal Biomarker9/24/2007 Astrobiology still ranks as the only data-free discipline in science. Part of the problem is that in their search for signs of present or past existing life beyond planet Earth, astrobiologists have been attempting to detect biomarker molecules that already are known to yield ambiguous results. Interstellar Rocks Miss The Mark4/1/2001 Where, when, and how did life originate? Answers to these questions prove more elusive than ever to the science community—specifically to those who demand a naturalistic answer. Life On Titan?4/7/2008 Members of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn’s moons have published the first of their findings from the second close flyby by the planetary probe of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. They announced that they had found evidence that Titan might possess a liquid water ocean below several tens of kilometers of surface ice Mars Rover Findings - The Real Story10/1/2004 Enthusiasm and hope for a possible Martian origin of life have suffered a major scientific setback. The prestigious journal Science recently exploded most of the media's "life-site" hype over the latest-and still laudable-Mars mission.1 Twelve peer-reviewed articles tell the true story: no lake and no life chemistry. However, Spirit Rover's remarkable instruments did reveal at least five relevant discoveries. Miller-urey Redo11/27/2008 Discovery of Old Lab Vials Erupts New Interest in a Famous Origin-of-Life Experiment Natural Nucleobase Synthesis?8/27/2007 The replicating molecules of life (DNA and RNA) are composed of different nucleobase molecules linked together by phosphates and five-carbon sugars. Natural Sugar Synthesis?8/6/2007 Compulsory features for the replicating molecules of life (DNA and RNA) include five-carbon sugars, namely deoxyribose for DNA and ribose for RNA. These sugars form the backbone of DNA and RNA. Thus, for a naturalistic explanation for the origin of life to become a possibility, some nonbiological source of five-carbon sugars must be found. Origin-of-life Predictions Face Off: Evolution Vs. Biblical Creation4/1/2001 When addressing the challenges that naturalistic origin-of-life scenarios present to their faith, Christians often point to the many problems facing origin-of-life researchers. But just pointing out the problems with the evolutionary origin-of-life models has alienated secular scientists, and has, in fact, driven many scientists away from Christ. Sea Vents Closed As Life-origin Site4/1/2002 A mile and a half down, beyond the reach of sunlight, volcanic geysers spew 400°C water into the oceans. Life teems around these deep, hidden vents—pink sea cucumbers, eyeless shrimp, tubeworms, and more—creating underwater communities. Search For Reservoirs Of The Building Blocks Of Life6/11/2007 Less than a two-hour drive from Reasons To Believe’s headquarters is an amusement park called Legoland, where one can gaze at amazingly complex structures built from a rather small set of simple building blocks called Legos. Even the simplest life-form is orders of magnitude more complicated than anything on display at Legoland. Nevertheless, like the Legoland structures, life molecules are assemblages of a relatively small set of comparatively simple molecules. The Oxygen–antioxidant Paradox11/17/2008 The oxygen-antioxidant paradox seriously challenges all naturalistic models attempting to explain the history of life on Earth. Consequently, confirming its validity would do much to establish a biblical creation model. The results of a recent test have provided that validity. Through The Glass Darkly4/3/2008 My teenage daughters spend a lot of time in front of the mirror. For my girls, life without a mirror is unimaginable. But they aren’t the only ones who feel that way. Origin-of-life researchers are obsessed with mirror images, too. Water On Mars: What Does It Mean?7/1/2000 On June 22, NASA astronomers held a press conference to announce their discovery of “recently” cut gullies, indicators of flowing water, on the Martian surface.1, 2 The discovery stirred excitement for several reasons—some practical, some ideological, and some (perhaps) political. Why We Need To Return To The Moon5/28/2007 I vividly recall sitting up all night with a dozen other astronomy students as we watched live on television the first men walk on the moon. The Apollo missions were more than just television spectaculars, however. The Apollo program helped us solve the mystery of the moon’s origin and helped establish how amazingly designed the moon is for the support of advanced life on Earth. Our books The Creator and the Cosmos and Origins of Life tell the story. Primordial SoupA STARtling Discovery: A Nearly Metal-Free StarHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Big Bang Anomaly ResolvedHugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Big Bang Test/HomochiralityAuthor: Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Joe Aguirre Christianity: A Historical ReligionHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Joe Aguirre Cosmic Strings, and Crystal Structure Design in the Earth's CoreHugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink and Kenneth Samples Design in Biochemical Systems and Hydrogen MoleculesHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Diamonds May Have Jump-Started Life on EarthAuthor: Dr. Fazale ("Fuz") Rana DNA Evidence and Multiregional HypothesisHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Joe Aguirre Energy Efficiency of Amino Acids: New Challenge to the Origin of Life ProblemHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager
Fine Structure Constant: Evidence for Supernatural DesignHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager God's Creation?Author: Dave Rogstad, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples Have Scientists Discovered a Trigger for the Cambrian Explosion?Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Homo Erectus Skull Discoveries Too SmallHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Homochirality Problem Still a ProblemHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Human Cooperation Study Affirms Biblical CreationHugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Just-Right Timing of Oxygen on Early EarthJeff Zweerink, Hugh Ross, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Life’s Building Blocks--Still Unique to EarthHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager More Big Bang Evidence: Primordial Magnetic FieldHugh Ross, Dave Rogstad, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Neanderthals Did Not Interbreed with HumansFuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre New Challenges for the Naturalistic Scenario for the Origin of LifeHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager New Measurement for Age of EarthHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Jeff Zweerink, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre New Trends in Origin of Life Research: ISSOL 2002 ReportHugh Ross, Fazale Rana and Krista Bontrager Not Much Gravity a Good ThingHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Joe Aguirre Photosynthetic Life: Fingerprint for Divine DesignFuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Population 3 Stars: Refinement of the Big Bang ModelHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Prime Time #4 - Origin-of-Life Researcher, Dr. Robert ShapiroHugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples, and Krista Bontrager with special guest Dr. Robert Shapiro, New York University Primetime #16 - Age of the Earth: Core Christian Doctrine?Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, and Krista Bontrager Replication of Life-Detection Experiments of the Viking MissionHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Supernatural Interventions on the Early EarthHugh Ross, Fuz Rana and Krista Bontrager Triassic BacteriaHugh Ross, Jeff Zweerink & Kenneth Samples What if Jesus Christ had a radio show?Hugh Ross, Fuz Rana, Kenneth Samples and Krista Bontrager Primordial SoupCreation & Evolution 101Price: $12.99 In this entry in their Christianity 101 series, Bruce and Stan provide a very basic introduction to science apologetics, compatible with many of RTB's perspectives. This book is a great, non-threatening way to introduce other Christians to an old-earth creationist approach to integrating the Bible and science. The included questions for application and discussion make this userfriendly guide perfect for individual or group use. (Note: This is a revised version of a previous title, Bruce and Stan's Guide to How it All Began, by the same authors.) More Than a TheoryPrice: $17.95
Christians are increasingly challenged with evolution theories as the only models for the origins and histories of the universe and life. But is there any valid scientifically testable alternative?
What Darwin Didn't KnowPrice: $6.50 Darwin built his theory on the data available at that time. But understanding of life's structure and history in the mid-19th century was vastly incomplete. Since then a scientific revolution has taken place. It's not surprising that Darwin's theory no longer represents a viable explanation of nature's record. |
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