Category: Biology

More Evidence Against Junk DNA

Posted on: 30 August 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

More Evidence Against Junk DNA

In this video, Richard introduces a recent article by Jeffrey Tomkins about long non-coding RNA. Without being over-technical, it suffices to say that long non-coding RNA is a part of the genetic code that was previously believed to be 'junk', i.e. a leftover from our evolutionary past. Recent research has however shown that this is not the case and that this part of the genetic code does in fact perform a userful function, and this has even been recognised within biomedical research, the chief aim of which is in the promotion of health and prevention of disease. We are grateful that we can learn so much more about the complexity of the function of the genetic code, which must inevitably lead us to give the glory to God, the master creator and designer of all things.

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Arguments Against Genetic Entropy

Posted on: 23 August 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

Arguments Against Genetic Entropy

In this video, Richard introduces an article about genetic entropy, an idea pioneered by Prof. John Sanford. All designed/created things decay with the passage of time, and the genetic code is no exception. Although evolutionists would claim that anything can happen given enough time, millions of years would totally destroy the genetic code. Time is evolution's enemy, not its friend. Arguments have been put forward to oppose the concept of genetic entropy, yet all of these have proved themselves to be unworkable. We can therefore have confidence in Professor Sanford's work, through which we can see that evolution has got to be false, and which therefore means that the Bible can be trusted.

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Darwin's Finches

Posted on: 14 August 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

Darwin's Finches

In this video, Richard introduces two articles which demonstrate how evolution no longer makes sense in the light of increasing knowledge and understanding.

1. Darwin's finches from the Galapagos Islands have always been a classic text book example of evolution at work, and yet as more is understood of the complexity of genetics, it has become increasingly apparent that the ability to adapt to the environment is actually built into the genetic code. This bears all the hallmarks of deliberate design, with mechanisms built in to perform such functions. The different beak sizes in finches is very much an example of such adaptation, and as such do not provide conclusive evidence for long age evolution.
2. Evolutionary theory is based on the idea or random mutations. As more is understood, there is now evidence emerging that living organisms may actually have mechanisms in place to defend against mutations. Considering that the vast majority of mutations are going to be destructive, such a defence mechanism would make a lot of sense as a design feature. This could actually lead to one saying that life was designed NOT to evolve.

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Is Evolution Scientific?

Posted on: 04 August 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

Is Evolution Scientific?

In this video, Richard refers to an article which encourages us as Christians not to be afraid of the accusations brought against us by evolutionists. Take the following three things:

• Circular thinking - i.e. settling for a desired conclusion before going through the reasoning process.
• Imaginational storytelling.
• Appeal to mystical causes.

Whilst evolutionists may accuse creationists of these particular things, they can actually be attributed to evolutionary thinking, which is not based on the clear evidence that we are commonly given to believe exists.

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The Neuron and Evolution

Posted on: 21 June 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

The Neuron and Evolution

In thios video, Richard introduces an article about the neuron. This is the basic nerve cell used to store and process information in the brain, is by far one of the most complex cells in the body. The brain contains roughly 100 billion of these, linked together in a highly complex network, and this has actually been decribed as the most complex machine found in the known universe.

This, like many other things in biological systems, displays the attributes of irreducible complexity, namely that design had to be put in place before it could possibly come into being, thus ruling out the possibility of it being brought about by chance. This is yet another example of things that can only point us to God as creator and designer.

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Epigenetics

Posted on: 17 June 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

Epigenetics

In this article, Richard introduces an article on the subject of epigenetics. This is to do with the evidence we now have, that the behaviour of the genetic code can be affected by external control mechanisms, and that some of these can be influenced by the surrounding environment. If this is the case, then it is possible that adaptation to a given environment can be passed from one generation to another in this way, which means that such things do not necessarily need to be explained entirely in terms of mutuations. We now have evidence that there is in fact a built-in design mechanism that is far more complex than previously realised, pointing all the more to an intelligent designer and creator.

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The Cognitive Map

Posted on: 12 June 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

The Cognitive Map

In this video, Richard introduces an article about the cognitive map. This is a term given to the mechanism by which the brain draws a map of how the things around us are related to ourselves and how they are related to each other, thus creating an image of our physical environment. We now know that brain function is extremely complex, and yet at this stage have only scraped the surface of our understaning. We can however be certain that these mechanisms are irreducibly complex, i.e. would need to be fully in place before performing any useful function. This can only be yet more evidence that life is the product of intelligent design, rather than a random evolutionary process.

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God’s Protein Pump

Posted on: 25 May 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

God's Protein Pump

This post is named after the associated article from the Institute for Creation Research. We now know that the cell is a highly complex piece of machinery, and textbooks describing cellular anatomy are now well in excess of 1400 pages. This complexity is still not fully understood, as more continues to be discovered. Much of the machinery is driven by proteins, which are themselves highly complex and highly organised molecular structures. The Apostle Paul stated that we are without excuse with all the visible evidence for creation, and this could not be more true than in recent decades, as major discoveries have been made in the field of molecular biology.

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DNA Detangling Motors

Posted on: 22 May 2025 by Richard Worsley
Posted in: [Creation and World History]  [Biology] 

DNA Detangling Motors

This video and the related article look at the subject of the DNA detangling mechanism. DNA is an extremely long molecule, with two twisted strands intertwined. A DNA molecule is replicated by a process in which the two strands are unwound, and a matching strand built upon each of the two components. Because of the tightly twisted nature of a DNA molecule, this would not be possible without some sort of mechanism to protect the strands against getting tangled up during the process. The mechanism needed to carry this out effectively is extremely complex, and can only be the work of an intelligent designer.

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Review of ‘A Mousetrap for Darwin’

Posted on: 19 May 2025 by Richard Worsley
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Review of 'A Mousetrap for Darwin'

In this article, Richard refers to an article which reveiws the book 'A Mousetrap for Darwin' by Michael Behe. Professor Behe is a leading member of the Intelligent Design Movement, and this book is an update following his original book 'Darwin's Black Box' from 25 years earlier. It addresses the issue of irreducible complexity, which is the idea that the design of a complex machine cannot evolve in phases, because all parts need to be functional for all the others to server any useful purpose. He uses the mousetrap as a simple illustration, as this is easier for the layman to understand than say, a complex protein molecule.

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