3 Responses to “The Day Has Come!”

1. kenter Says:
   December 2nd, 2007 at 2:24 am

   You find the weirdest stuff.

Comment by kenter — December 2, 2007 @ 2:24 am

2. Exile From Groggs Says:
   December 6th, 2007 at 8:01 am

   Where did they get their Wii? I can't find one anywhere!

Comment by Exile From Groggs — December 6, 2007 @ 8:01 am

3. fifth monarchy man Says:
   December 6th, 2007 at 6:47 pm

   Hey all,

   It looks like we finally have an opportunity to test an ID hypothesis in the lab check this out
   http://www.newscientist.com/ar...

   From the article:
   the polymers should likewise remain effective for a long time, Gellman argues, since bacteria have a hard time evolving resistance to natural host-defence peptides. This is because the peptides attack a fundamental part of the cell, the membrane, using a basic physical interaction rather than targeting a specific part of the cellular machinery inside, as man-made antibiotics typically do.
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   I'm no biologist but it looks to me as though this antibiotics' method of attack is clearly beyond Behe's edge. It appears to be the same sort of thing as the sickle cell defense against malaria. If the bacterium evolves the ability to neutralize it Behe will have been proven wrong if not he has been proven right end of story.

   This seems like a strait forward test with no way to finesse a failure into a success.

   We should not have to wait long to find out one way or the other given the reproductive rates involved.

   We live in exciting times

Comment by fifth monarchy man — December 6, 2007 @ 6:47 pm

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