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Speciation and the Animals on the Ark - Apr 1, 2009

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - Many people who use biological data to support an old-earth position believe that the appearance of millions of animal species does not support a young earth interpretation of creation. Nor do they think that a recent global Flood would support the...

Predation Did Not Come from Evolution - Mar 1, 2009

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - Although the origin of predation is poorly understood, it is incorrect to attribute to young-earth creation the assertion that predatory animals quickly and recently evolved the physical features necessary for predation. It is a common fallacy that...

ABO Blood and Human Origins - Feb 1, 2008

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - Many people know what their blood type is and understand that blood types must be matched in a medical emergency. The ABO blood group is the most significant blood factor in clinical applications involving blood transfusions. Understanding the...

Adam and Eve, Vitamin C, and Pseudogenes - May 1, 2007

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - Every winter, as the influenza (flu) season spreads across America, people flock to stores to get vitamin C tablets to deliver them from the symptoms of the common cold. Vitamin C, or ascorbic acid, is an important cofactor that stimulates the...

The Code of Life: Little Words, Big Message - Mar 1, 2007

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - Most of us are impressed with the apparent intelligence of those who use big words in speeches or conversation. Even more impressive are those who actually know what these words mean, how to use them, and how to spell them! On the other hand, no one...

How Soon Will Jurassic Park Open? - Jun 1, 2006

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - In the fictional movie "Jurassic Park" dinosaurs were cloned by obtaining the genetic information necessary to make a dinosaur from ancient DNA (aDNA) sequences extracted from dinosaur blood found in the gut of mosquitoes embedded in amber. Although...

What Makes Us Human? - Jan 1, 2006

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - Are humans really biologically and socially different from the rest of the created world? Are there definitive characteristics that separate humans from other forms of life, or are humans simply an improvement on the body plans of other animals,...

Genomics at ICR - Jul 1, 2005

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - In 2001 the complete human genome was published1 with great fanfare and excitement. Many anticipated that the knowledge of the human genetic code (the genome) would provide a complete understanding of what makes a human, well--human. In addition...

Stem Cell Research: Greasing the "Slippery Slope" to Godlessness - Feb 1, 2005

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - In November 2004, California voters passed a ballot measure providing $3 billion for stem cell research to find cures for a plethora of degenerative diseases. Many prominent individuals made pleas for the passage of this measure including California...

The "Evolution" of Antibiotic Resistance - Dec 1, 2004

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Daniel Criswell, Ph.D. - An increase in the frequency of antibiotic resistance in bacteria since the 1950s has been observed for all major classes of antibiotics used to treat a wide variety of respiratory illnesses, skin disorders, and sexually transmitted diseases. Is...

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