"Simple Yet Elegant" Design in Fruit Flies

Graduate student Shiuan-Tze Wu led a study of some ingenious organization into the odor-sensing cells of fruit flies. He and his collaborators at the La Jolla campus of UC San Diego found that the odor-detector cells in the insects’ antennae talk to one another in a way that saves brainpower.


Oldest Fossil Flower Bud and Branch Discovered

Flowers are as beautiful as they are complex. Flowers (Anthophyta) are designed with a receptacle (axis) upon which are found the carpel (ovary, style stigma) and stamen (filament and anther). The petals provide colorful aesthetic value while nectar guides within the petals can only be seen by pollinating insects that are able to see in the ultra-violet range.


Random Mutations Debunked by Secular Scientists

A fundamental axiom of evolutionary theory is the alleged random appearance of mutations in the DNA of an organism. This supposedly creates novel genetic variation for the mystical agent called natural selection to act upon.1 That essential premise has now been utterly debunked in a new secular research paper published in the journal Nature.2


Spider Silk Secrets Stun Scientists

Two separate spider research projects published remarkable results, both in the journal Current Biology. These spiders’ specific features show their miniature skills, and cause us to marvel at their Maker.


Why Reinvent the Wheel?

by Randy J. Guliuzza and Aaron T. Guliuzza*

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