Dinosaur Soft Tissue—Have Evolutionists Solved the Problem?
| Answers in Genesis In 2004, a team led by Dr. Mary Schweitzer discovered soft tissue—red blood cells, blood vessels, and collagen—in the femur of a T. rex. How could soft tissue last that long? Well, evolutionists have been searching for that answer for nearly two decades now.
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Building a Better Dinosaur
| Answers in Genesis The Bible reveals when dinosaurs first walked the earth and when most were destroyed. But do we know what they really looked like and how they lived?
Preserved T-rex Ancestor Fossil
| Answers in Genesis What’s the cause for our sixth mention of T. rex in seven weeks? A new study of the famed dinosaur’s “most ancient fossil relative” that is “exquisitely” preserved.
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Ailing T-rex
| Answers in Genesis For all its size and strength, one mighty T. rex may have ultimately succumbed to a minuscule parasite.
Soft Tissue found In Dinosaur Sparks New Debate
| Answers in Genesis Not so fast! The much-publicized soft tissue found inside a T. rex thigh bone (supposedly millions of years old) may not be dinosaur protein after all, if the research of a University of Washington scientist is correct.
Ireland's Sea Dragon
| Answers in Genesis Found in Colin Glen, an area described by park ranger Paul Bennett as “rich in fossils and [...] of great geological interest,” the 2 3/4-inch (7 cm) section of backbone is from a plesiosaur said to have lived more than 144 million years ago and possibly as long as 190 million years ago.
A Living Dinosaur?
| Answers in Genesis According to a report in Papua New Guinea's The Independent newspaper, a 'dinosaur-like reptile' was seen on two occasions in the Lake Murray area, in Western Province.
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Dinosaur Extinction Topic
| Answers in Genesis An aura of mystery surrounds the extinction of the dinosaurs supposedly 65 million years ago—or does it? The Bible provides the true answer!
First Victims of Dino-Killer Asteroid Found?
| Answers in Genesis The news has been buzzing with headlines like this one, “Incredible fossil find may be first victims of dino-killer asteroid.” They announce the discovery and analysis of a fossil deposit interpreted as “an unprecedented record of the mass extinction event that wiped out most of the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.”
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Asteroids Hit First, Volcanoes Deliver Knockout Punch to Dinosaurs?
| Answers in Genesis Do we see volcanism on a continental-wide scale today? No, absolutely not. Today, we do not see such catastrophic volcanic output, where over a mile thickness of lava is spread out over 200,000 square miles. Evidence of such large-scale catastrophes are yet another reminder that the present is not the key to the past.
Many, Many Dinosaurs Drowned All at Once? How?
| Answers in Genesis Veterinarian-turned-paleontologist Cynthia Marshall Faux has a new hypothesis to explain the “often” awkward positions of fossilized dinosaurs. Faux and a colleague say brain damage and suffocation are likely culprits.
Dinosaur Footprints
| Answers in Genesis Dinosaur bones aren’t the only artifacts left behind by these creatures. Fossilized footprints point toward the watery cataclysm that buried the dinosaurs.
In the Footsteps of Giants
| Answers in Genesis It seems difficult to explain the formation of dinosaur tracks during the Flood. A closer inspection of the details, however, demonstrates that the Flood is a more reasonable explanation.
Sounds of the Past
| Answers in Genesis Through imagination and technology, we are practicing the dominion mandate and may perhaps hear the calls of dinosaurs again.
“Dragon of Death” Uncovered?
| Answers in Genesis With an estimated 30-foot wingspan, the newly discovered “dragon of death” would’ve been a sight to behold—the largest pterosaur ever uncovered in South America.
Dinosaur Dodgeball
| Answers in Genesis Evolutionists surround us, lobbing their ideas about millions of years and slow processes, trying to knock us out of the game.
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Dinosaurs—Atheist Exclusive?
| Answers in Genesis The secularists are really upset that the Creation Museum uses dinosaurs to share our Christian faith. They act as if creationists have no right to use dinosaurs.
Dinosaurs—a Divine Deception?
| Answers in Genesis Some suggest dinosaurs are a big hoax, but God is not a liar—discover the 7 Ages of Dinosaurs so you can know the truth about these “fearfully great lizards.”
“Bat-Wing Dinosaur”—A Clumsy Flier?
| Answers in Genesis Flying dinosaur claimed to be a failed link in the path to avian flight in evolutionary thinking, but another example of exquisite design according to biblical creation by kinds.
T. rex Even Bigger Than Once Thought
| Answers in Genesis Scientists in Canada have announced their analysis of a 65% complete T. rex skeleton, painstakingly dug out of rock and analyzed over the past 29 years. Their estimates put this dinosaur at 28 years old at death and a whopping 19,500 pounds. Now that’s a big dinosaur!
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Did Dinosaurs Stop and Smell the Roses?
| Answers in Genesis According to a new study of flowers trapped in amber, flowering plants had the same fragrant scents at the so-called “time of the dinosaurs” as many flowers have today—essentially, flower scents haven’t changed in supposed tens of millions of years.
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A Dinosaur in the Wrong Place, Wrong Time?
| Answers in Genesis Evolutionary scientists have recently announced the “surprising discovery” of a dinosaur similar to Diplodocus (one of the long-necked dinosaurs) in a region of northwest China where these dinosaurs were not believed to have lived, fifteen million years earlier than scientists thought they had evolved.
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Will Jurassic Park Be Reality Someday?
| Answers in Genesis The upcoming theatrical spectacle Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom prompted an article in Scientific American titled “Jurassic World: Can We Really Resurrect Dinosaurs?” The short answer the authors gave to that question was no—and we don’t need to because birds are dinosaurs.
Sanctity of Life
| Answers in Genesis Mankind is made in God’s image and therefore human life is sacred. But euthanasia, eugenics, and abortion flow naturally from pond-scum-to-people evolution.
Abortion
| Answers in Genesis Does life begin at the moment of conception or sometime later? Properly answering this question can mean the difference between life and death.
Abortion and Morality
| Answers in Genesis The tragic account of a cold-hearted abortion clinic murder—and the ensuing legal battle—reminds us of the dark connection between abortion and morality. (Warning: revolting content.)
Abortion
| Answers in Genesis "I have read some of your articles on Abortion and found them some of the most offensive articles I have had the misfortune to read..."
Fetal Heartbeat Isn't the Issue
| Answers in Genesis The intention of a recent article is clear: a baby isn’t really human or alive; therefore, bills which recognize the humanity of a baby, based on fetal heartbeat, are wrong and abortion is acceptable. Nothing could be farther from the truth.
State of Abortion
| Answers in Genesis The battles to increase legal protection for the life of the unborn are encouraging and deserve our prayers and help, but a biblical, pro-life position relies on much more than politics.
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Semantics Matter: What Does the Pill Do?
| Answers in Genesis With legislation set to go into effect requiring private employers to provide abortifacients as an insurance benefit, Liberty University English professor Karen Swallow Prior has called attention to the increasingly sloppy usage of relevant terms in the controversy.
Plan B
| Answers in Genesis The FDA announced approval of Plan B, a hormonal birth control drug, also known as a “morning-after” pill, for over-the-counter sale to women aged 18 and older.
Planned Parenthood
| Answers in Genesis At the root of Planned Parenthood is an evolutionary philosophy that man is merely an animal in the process of evolving to his ultimate potential.
Do Pro-Life Laws Kill Women?
| Answers in Genesis Another example of deception happened recently with the story of Amber Thurman, a single mother who became pregnant with twins and sought an abortion.
But What If She’s Not Dead?
| Answers in Genesis Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell and Ken Ham comment on a bill that would require abortion providers to ensure emergency medical care and transportation to a hospital for failed abortions.
Freedom of Choice Act
| Answers in Genesis U.S. President Barack Obama has promised pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood that he will help pass the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA).
After-Birth Abortion
| Answers in Genesis Two medical ethicists have declared there is no real difference between a fetus and a newborn baby, and their moral status is the same.
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Up with Down
| Answers in Genesis Recent studies indicate
that the abortion rate may
be declining for babies
diagnosed before birth with
Down syndrome.
Abortion and the Origins Debate
| Answers in Genesis Our belief about human origins dramatically affects how we view the issue of abortion and the sanctity of life. How should a Christian view abortion? Does the Bible provide guidance in this area? Have scientists settled the matter through their research?
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Depending on Plan B
| Answers in Genesis Last August the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved selling the morning-after pill, or “Plan B,” without a prescription to women over 18 years of age.
Planned Prayer?
| Answers in Genesis It’s not a pre-April Fool’s joke. Starting in March and continuing for forty days, a Planned Parenthood group will once again hold forty days of prayer.
So, Who’s Really Anti-Science?
| Answers in Genesis Here at Answers in Genesis, we’re often accused of being “anti-science” because we reject molecules-to-man evolution and a very old age for the earth. But we’re not anti-science—we love science and understand that science always confirms God’s Word. But do you know who is often anti-science? Those who support abortion.
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“I Had an Abortion and I’m Not Apologizing”
| Answers in Genesis The abortion giant Planned Parenthood recently released a new billboard campaign in Iowa to normalize the killing—murdering—of unborn children. The first set of billboards shows a picture of a woman and a quote about her experience. One billboard boldly proclaims, “I had an abortion and I’m not apologizing.”
Argentina’s Senate Rejects Elective Abortion Bill
| Answers in Genesis How far would you go for a belief? Would you be willing to go to jail over your opposition to abortion? That’s the question that was potentially facing doctors in Argentina as the country’s Senate met to vote on a bill to legalize elective abortions before 14 weeks.
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Abortion’s Not Liberty—It’s Death!
| Answers in Genesis The largest abortion clinic in Ohio has launched a sad billboard campaign throughout the Cleveland area “to shift the public conversation on abortion away from black-and-white political rhetoric.” Each billboard features the phrase “Abortion is” with a different fill-in-the-blank.
Canadian Prime Minister Says Pro-Lifers “Not in Line” with Society
| Answers in Genesis In a recent speech during his town hall tour across the country, Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau claimed that pro-life groups that aim to end abortion are “not in line with where we are as a government and, quite frankly, where we are at as a society.”
Abortion Argument Unravels
| Answers in Genesis While the demand for abortion grows,1 so does the scientific case against the arguments often used to support it. Recent powerful evidence comes from immunology.
When Does Life Begin?
| Answers in Genesis When does human life begin? This question has confounded individuals and divided our society. Opinions have come from the right and the left, from pro-life advocates and those in favor of abortion on demand, from physicians and lawyers, from the pulpit and the courtroom.
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Stem Cells
| Answers in Genesis Do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research justify the destruction of human life? Or is there a viable alternative?
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Stem Cells
| Answers in Genesis Preserving life—it is extremely important in the Christian faith. But what is the biblical definition of life, and how does this definition affect stem cell research?
The Dilemma That Isn't
| Answers in Genesis Do the potential benefits of embryonic stem cell research justify the destruction of tiny, unborn human lives? Or is there a viable alternative?
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What Came From Fat?
| Answers in Genesis As far back as 2001, creationists pointed to liposuctioned fat as a source of stem cells that didn’t require the destruction of embryonic human life. Good to see secular scientists catching on.
Is the Battle for Stem Cells Over?
| Answers in Genesis The ethical use of human stem cells sparked an intense debate nearly 20 years ago. Since life and death were on the table, it’s no surprise that loud opinions and strong passions raged. Since then, the controversy has cooled and almost subsided. But not for the reasons you might expect.
News on Ethical Stem Cells
| Answers in Genesis Research into stem cell therapies continues to find new ways to harvest the valuable cells without ethical compromises, as is shown by a new breakthrough described in Nature Methods.
This Little Piggy
| Answers in Genesis Scientists are reporting more sources and ways to produce embryonic-like stem cells out of adults cells. Now the stem cell research news turns to pigs.
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The Debate over Stem Cells
| Answers in Genesis With federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, this ethical debate is set to escalate. But what important facts keep getting overlooked?
Stem Cell Breakthrough
| Answers in Genesis In breaking news, two research groups have published findings that they have been able to turn ordinary human skin cells into stem cells that behave much like embryonic stem cells (ESCs).
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Mice (Cells) to Men (Cells)
| Answers in Genesis Japanese and American researchers announced a “reprogramming” technique that has rendered fetal mouse cells “indistinguishable” from embryonic stem cells.
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Amniotic Stem Cells—A New Era?
| Answers in Genesis Knowledge that these cells have the ability to transform into so many tissue types is welcome. The promise, if fulfilled, that this technology would be available without the destruction of human life is priceless.
Cloning
| Answers in Genesis A clone is a genetically identical copy of a living organism. What about cloning humans? Should Christians view the cloning of animals differently than humans?
Scientists Have Cloned Monkeys—Are We Next?
| Answers in Genesis In a world first, scientists in China have cloned primates using the same method that created Dolly the sheep. These two long-tailed macaques are genetically identical to one another. Now, the scientists reassure us that humans aren’t next.
Eugenics
| Answers in Genesis Eugenics, the sterilization of those considered “unfit,” is the logical conclusion when applying the principles of survival-of-the-fittest Darwinian evolution.
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C. S. Lewis’ Critique of Eugenics
| Answers in Genesis Lewis’ philosophical, ethical, and theological arguments lay groundwork for refuting the philosophy of eugenics and applying a Christian worldview to gene editing and abortion.
New Eugenics Exhibit
| Answers in Genesis A new exhibit at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, examines eugenics in mid-century Germany and other countries, including Norway, Spain, Brazil, Japan, and the U.S.
Euthanasia . . . for Children?
| Answers in Genesis Euthanasia, also known as “doctor assisted suicide,” is the idea that a terminally ill patient (or, in some cases, just the very old, or those with predicted shortened life-span because of a sickness) can choose to end their own life, with the assistance of a doctor. Belgium now allows children of any age to choose it.
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Life—a Gift from God
| Answers in Genesis Hippocrates' 'Oath' encapsulated the position of many of the Greek philosophers in condemning suicide, notably Pythagoras, and became the standard of ethics for doctors to follow.
Want to Live? Canada Will Help You Die Instead
| Answers in Genesis Roger Foley of Canada, who has a degenerative brain condition, is suing a hospital, two health care agencies, and both the Ontario and Canadian governments for denying his right to “assisted life.” Instead, he’s been offered euthanasia—doctor-assisted suicide (or, really, doctor assisted murder!).
Mass Shootings
| Answers in Genesis Tragically, the news is often busy reporting another mass shooting at a school, mall, or even a church. What causes these man-made disasters?
A Christian Terrorist?
| Answers in Genesis The blame for the tragic shooting and bombing in Norway last year, which resulted in seventy-seven deaths, was initially laid at the feet of conservative Christians.
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Shooting Stars
| Answers in Genesis We were designed to seek food to satisfy our hunger, and we seek fame to satisfy our desire for immortality.
Mass Murderer's Testimony
| Answers in Genesis If a person doesn't think that there is a God to be accountable to, then what's the point of trying to modify your behaviour to keep it within acceptable ranges?
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Prenatal Development: Life of an Unborn Baby
| Answers in Genesis In this overview of the life of an unborn baby, we see what a human being looks like from fertilization to birth in prenatal development. We also review the major stages of how a baby develops inside the womb until they emerge at birth from their mother.
Suicide and God’s Plan for Life
| Answers in Genesis Each year in the United States alone, tens of thousands of individuals take their own lives, and a million more attempt suicide. What help and hope can we offer to family members and friends who seek death by suicide? Why and how must we promote life? We turn to the Bible for answers.
Defining Life: Fertilization
| Answers in Genesis When does life begin? For every sexually reproducing species, the answer is obvious: fertilization is where life begins. Yet somehow, this definition is contentious when some talk about humans. But new life begins with fertilization, period.
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Image of God
| Answers in Genesis You really are special — not because of what you do, but because of who God created you to be. You are more than a plant, an animal, or a grain of sand. God created you in His image!
Human Trafficking
| Answers in Genesis When the West rejected the Creator, it tossed out the one sure foundation for human dignity and purity. Without the light of God’s Word, the floodgates have opened to a new form of slavery in the West—trafficking in human lives to fulfill carnal lusts.
Embryo Protection
| Answers in Genesis It’s good to learn about ourselves and the world, but we must take care to preserve human life in the process. Can we observe embryo development without causing harm? Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell explains.
Does Life Begin with the First Breath?
| Answers in Genesis The Bible’s testimony is that life begins at fertilization. So, how can some people argue that the Bible explicitly teaches life doesn’t begin until after birth, when the baby takes his or her first breath of air? Those who posit this argument don’t apply their thinking consistently throughout the passage.
Will Crime Rates Go Up Because Roe v. Wade Was Overturned?
| Answers in Genesis With the recent reversal of Roe v. Wade, some have made a grim prediction—now that abortion access is going to be restricted in several states, there will be higher crime rates in 15–20 years. Should we expect this to happen? If so, are pro-lifers wrong to oppose abortion?
“Fetus” Stage: Week 9 in the Life of an Unborn Baby
| Answers in Genesis By nine weeks of life (11 weeks gestational age), a baby has developed arms and legs (with individual fingers and toes), which he or she can begin to move. All the baby’s major organs have formed, including the reproductive organs particular to the baby’s gender, although a baby’s sex isn’t yet clear via ultrasound.
Saving Snowflakes
| Answers in Genesis “We believe that
life begins at
fertilization, and
my ministry is to
help families give
these embryos a
chance at life.”
Christians and Suicide Prevention
| Answers in Genesis Just as with every other issue of life, we need to understand what God’s Word says about suicide. Though the Bible never explicitly commands, “Thou shalt not commit suicide,” it talks repeatedly about life and how we can best live it.
When Does Life Begin?
| Answers in Genesis Do you want biblical and medical answers to the question of when life truly begins? Watch this powerful pro-life video by Dr. Tommy Mitchell.
Misspeaking About Miscarriage
| Answers in Genesis After 6,000 years of disease and degradation, the Curse of Genesis 3:16 is particularly poignant for the millions of women who have experienced miscarriage. How can we avoid saying and thinking the wrong things about this difficult issue?
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Weaved Together in the Womb?
| Answers in Genesis Is the NIV version of the Bible wrong to say that we are “knit” together in the womb? Dr. Terry Mortenson and Dr. David Menton, AiG–U.S., examine the Hebrew and science.
Created in the Very Image of God
| Answers in Genesis The evolutionary world-view requires that human life is indistinguishable from animals in terms of value. Hence the pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia subversion in the media and state schools.
Speak Life: Ensuring Our Words Match Our Beliefs
| Answers in Genesis As Christians who embrace a life-affirming worldview, we often discuss how beautifully designed the human body is—a masterpiece of God’s creation. So how does a child with a genetic disorder, or anyone with a disability, fit into this worldview?
Shocking Pro-Abortion Video
| Answers in Genesis The media has been reporting on a shocking pro-abortion video that is going viral. This video is unique in that Emily Letts recorded herself undergoing an abortion.
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Fearfully & Wonderfully Made
| Answers in Genesis We should integrate God’s Word into every area of our conversations—one-on-one, at local crisis centers, in peaceful protests, and ultimately in our efforts to change laws.
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Simple Answers
| Answers in Genesis When it comes to social causes like abortion, young evangelicals are ditching old arguments as too simplistic.
Human Without a Doubt
| Answers in Genesis Many across the United States were
shocked and revolted when investigative
journalists began releasing videos made about the organization
Planned Parenthood.
Media Reports “Around 1,000” People Attend DC March for Life
| Answers in Genesis In an obvious display of their anti-life bias, many major news outlets completely ignored the massive crowd at the annual March for Life, in Washington, DC. But one outlet, CNN, condescended to cover the story (on Snapchat), but claimed only “around 1,000 people” showed up to march in defense of the defenseless.
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Do Embryo Adoptions “Give Too Much Personhood to the Embryo”?
| Answers in Genesis From a Christian perspective, rescuing and adopting embryos is a wonderful thing—these babies are being saved and given what is needed for them to fully develop. So, why are many in the medical community not very positive regarding these adoptions?
“It’s Called Darwinism”
| Answers in Genesis A family in a medical crisis were harassed by Darwinists, highlighting the brutality of the evolutionary worldview vs. the humanity of the biblical worldview.
NEA Endorses Killing Unborn Children
| Answers in Genesis Last week, the National Education Association (NEA) formally adopted a statement that endorses abortion. It’s tragically ironic that an organization that is supposed to support those who will teach the next generation of students endorses killing off the next generation babies before they are born!
International Women’s Day 2019: Blurring the Truth about Women’s Rights
| Answers in Genesis A woman’s body is sacred—as is a man’s, a child’s, and, yes, an unborn baby’s body. Society loudly calls for female equality in the form of physical autonomy, while denying the same to the unborn child within her. As a result of the lies, many women are left with physical, emotional, and spiritual scars.
Does Abortion “Avoid Birth Defects” and “Human Suffering”?
| Answers in Genesis Should people be killed to avoid suffering? That’s the position that famed atheist Richard Dawkins takes on the unborn, according to a recent tweet. This is not surprising considering some of Dawkins’ earlier tweets, as well as his atheistic and evolutionary worldview.
Sin
| Answers in Genesis How should Christians understand the origin of sin? Why did God create man if He knew we would sin? What else does the Bible teach about sin?
Is Pride Worth Celebrating?
| Answers in Genesis Throughout the month various activities, including Pride parades, will be taking place in celebration and honor of the LGBTQ+ community and sexual diversity. But this celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride points to something the Bible warns against time and time again—and it is not just sexual immorality.
God and Sin = Gibberish?
| Answers in Genesis Our culture no longer understands “God” or “sin” the same way that the Bible does. Before we attempt to communicate the gospel, we must define our terms.
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Original Sin Topic
| Answers in Genesis Does the doctrine of original sin stand or fall on the historicty of Genesis, Adam and Eve, the perfect creation, and the Fall of mankind?
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Two Histories of Death
| Answers in Genesis When Charles Darwin wrote his famous book On the Origin of Species, he was in essence writing a history concerning death. God’s Word presents a different view.
Is Male Headship a Curse?
| Answers in Genesis Because sin has entered the relationship, the spheres of
responsibility for a husband and wife,
as well as their marriage relationship,
now face conflict.
Evolution and Original Sin
| Answers in Genesis Belief in evolution does more than just undermine the foundation for the doctrine of salvation found in Genesis. It also distorts our eschatological hope.
Original Sin at the BBC
| Answers in Genesis The article is written as a statement of fact, but it contains a number of factual errors, and much in the way of personal opinion, dressed up as fact.
The Experience Trap—Healing
| Answers in Genesis As I returned to my room after visiting the nursing home, my youngest brother Stephen gave me an audio tape of one of Robert's sermons, entitled "The Experience Trap—Healing,"
Cheating—Shaped by Environment or Behavior?
| Answers in Genesis A recent study examined the question of whether cheating was influenced by scarcity and/or abundance and also delved into the question of in-group versus outside group factors (an “us versus them” scenario). The study was conducted by Dr. Marco Palma and Dr. Billur Aksoy.
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Is Lying Justified?
| Answers in Genesis Is lying justified? Old heresies come back in new clothes but that does not alter the fact that they are still heresies. For those for whom the Bible is their final authority, there is no question that lying is never justified.
9/11 and the Real “Enemy”
| Answers in Genesis Two years ago, an enemy “from without” attacked the US by destroying the towers of the World Trade Center in New York, and also heavily damaging the Pentagon in Washington, DC, killing almost 3,000.
Genetics
| Answers in Genesis DNA, the information stored within it, and the processes surrounding it are clear evidence of the need for an intelligent Creator God.
Animal Genetics
| Answers in Genesis Does our growing understanding of animal genetics support evolutionary principles or special creation by a caring, intelligent Designer as the Bible proclaims?
Snakes Appear to Live a Cursed Life
| Answers in Genesis A recent study was published purporting to explain how snakes lost their limbs, and it revealed some surprising findings. The aforementioned study not only probed the question of snake limbs but also sightless subterranean mammals.
Animal Polyploidy: A Mechanism for Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis Polyploidy, though less common in animals than it is in plants, appears to have played a role in the speciation in animals. Since evolutionists need an increase in information in the genome to go from molecules to man, polyploidy is claimed to be a mechanism to increase genetic information available to a population.
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Jacob’s Odd “Breeding Program” of Genesis 30
| Answers in Genesis So many questions have been raised regarding Genesis 30–31: Does Jacob’s “peeled bark” practice have any bearing on how sheep and goats breed? Does it offer any health or reproductive value? Did God instruct Jacob in this practice?
Speedy Horses Can't Outrun Loss of Diversity
| Answers in Genesis Researchers have dug into the genome of the horse and made some pretty startling discoveries. In an attempt to discover the lineage of horses, over one hundred researchers have recently examined the genomes of over two hundred fossil horses and compared it to the genomes of modern horses.
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Did Speedy Horses Evolve Only Recently?
| Answers in Genesis A new study looked at the genome of over 200 fossil horses, as well as domesticated horses and the Przewalski’s horse. The National Geographic headline declared, “Speedy horses evolved only recently, says landmark equine study.” But what they were really looking at was not evolution—it was artificial selection!
Hundreds of Thousands of Species in a Few Thousand Years?
| Answers in Genesis A recent review paper proposed a controversial claim—that the vast majority
of animal species arose contemporary with modern humans. Not surprisingly, this claim was met with backlash from the evolutionary community. On what basis did the authors make this wide-reaching claim? Is their assertion true?
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Eyeless Fish in Caves
| Answers in Genesis ‘We read about fish that live in caves. They can’t see, and they have scars where most fish have eyes. Were they created like this?’
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The Naked-Neck Gene
| Answers in Genesis Creationists emphasize that genetic mutations have never been shown to generate new, beneficial information in organisms (and often have deleterious effects), which undermines Darwinists’ case. And mutations in the naked-neck chicken are no exception.
Meet Chickenosaurus
| Answers in Genesis It sounds like an April Fools’ Day joke that came months too late: a Canadian scientist declares he will “flip some levers” and develop a dinosaur out of a chicken embryo.
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How Manatees Lost Their Legs?
| Answers in Genesis A ScienceDaily article reported that research published in a recent PNAS article gives new evidence as to how manatees may have lost their hindlimbs.
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Tame this Gene
| Answers in Genesis What makes an animal wild or tame—is it only human intervention? On the contrary, a decades-long study seeks to identify a genetic basis for animals’ attitudes toward humankind.
Super Rats “Evolving” in Britain
| Answers in Genesis The Daily Telegraph has reported that rats in many parts of the UK have become resistant to rat poison. The development is being pronounced by the media as an example of evolution in action.
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Opossum: Genome Sequenced
| Answers in Genesis A team of scientists led by Tarjei Mikkelsen and Kerstin Lindblad-Toh of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University announced this week in Nature the completed sequencing of the opossum genome.
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Totally Naked Rooster
| Answers in Genesis We’d like you to meet TNR—a chicken with no feathers. His feathers were not pulled out by someone anxious to have him for a meal—feathers simply don’t grow on him!
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Genetic Engineering: Are We Playing God?
| Answers in Genesis A recent Pew Research poll asked several interesting and introspective questions about potential or real genetic engineering experiments on animals. The results were mostly what would be expected, with a few surprises along the way.
Mutations
| Answers in Genesis Are mutations—copying errors in DNA—the driving force for biological evolution? Or do they represent the sad reality of a sin-cursed world?
A Poke in the Eye?
| Answers in Genesis Has E. coli “evolved” new complex traits in the lab? Or is this more evidence of evolutionists grasping at anything to promote their ideas?
Testing the Limits
| Answers in Genesis Evolution would require an enormous amount of change. Modern laboratory experiments have tested bacteria’s ability to change. Is this ability truly unlimited?
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Fins to Limbs?
| Answers in Genesis How zebrafish mutation guides species to extinction instead of theoretical improvement, despite evolutionary propaganda attempts
Just How Random Are Mutations?
| Answers in Genesis Changes to the sequence of nucleotides (e.g., mutations) can alter the genetic information of the organism, which, in turn can alter its physical features
Are Some Mutations Directed?
| Answers in Genesis Scientific American recently described the molecular basis for a number of traits as supporting evolution, but a closer looks reveals that there’s more to mutation than randomness.
“Mutations Drive Evolution.”
| Answers in Genesis Neo-Darwinism offers this basic equation for evolution: mutations + natural selection + millions of years = particles-to-person evolution. In this view, evolution is like a white-haired tinkerer, fiddling around with components in his shop until a workable innovation is rolled out.
Are You a Mutant?
| Answers in Genesis A team of researchers has added to our knowledge of the genetic mutation rate in humans, as they report in Current Biology.
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Leaps of Developmental Logic
| Answers in Genesis Small biological changes that take generations—like some birds’ beaks growing longer or shorter in certain ecological niches—can be explained and understood by creationists and evolutionists. But when it comes to explaining developmental “leaps,” evolutionists must make a leap of logic.
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Evolution is Just Mistakes
| Answers in Genesis A major fault line between creationists and evolutionists concerns the appearance of novel genetic information in nature. What does the latest research say about what’s supposed to be the driving force of evolution?
Milk-Digestion Gene Disables, Evolution Proved?
| Answers in Genesis “Recent instance of human evolution!” is the cry of evolutionists (that phrase coming from The New York Times), who are cheering an analysis of mutations that have led to lactose tolerance in various human populations.
Gene-Editing of Babies, Potential Consequences
| Answers in Genesis In November 2018 a pair of twin girls born in China were the first gene-edited humans. He Jiankui used CRISPR technology to edit a gene to make the girls resistant to the HIV virus. A new study in the journal Nature Medicine revealed a nasty downside to the mutant gene variant of CCR55, which prevents HIV infection.
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Is Dark DNA Evolution’s Secret Weapon?
| Answers in Genesis Since evolutionists view mutations as the genetic engine driving dramatic transformations, dark DNA could be a source of rapid and extensive evolutionary change. However, mutations have never been shown to accomplish the types of transformations required by universal common descent.
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The Werewolf’s Curse
| Answers in Genesis Since ancient times history has recorded legends of people turning into animals, particularly dangerous wolves. Does some truth lurk behind the stories?
Dawkins’ Weasel Revisited
| Answers in Genesis Zoology Professor Richard Dawkins claimed to show that random mutations could generate new structures such as organs or limbs by a computer programming exercise.
A Feet of Imagination
| Answers in Genesis No story related to human evolution has drawn as much press in recent times as the account of family members in Turkey who walk hunched over, using their hands as well as feet to ambulate.
Protein Mutational Context Dependence 1
| Answers in Genesis Whenever amino acids can be changed at a residue position, it is generally assumed this mutation is compatible with all other tolerated residue substitutions. We show here that this cannot be assumed.
Special Tools of Life
| Answers in Genesis Did you know that living things make their own tools? For example, they use enzymes to break down large molecules for parts (building blocks) and some for energy.
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In Brief—D.N.A. Mutation and Design
| Answers in Genesis The living cell is a marvellous, complex piece of machinery. It contains energy converters (mitochondria), production factories (golgi bodies), and the ability to repair or duplicate itself.
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The ’Werewolf’ Gene
| Answers in Genesis The general public is bombarded with evolutionary propaganda. A good example of such was found in a recent newspaper article titled 'Scientists move closer to finding "werewolf" gene'.
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Are Mutations Helpful?
| Answers in Genesis Because natural selection can only choose from what is there, evolutionists must have faith that somehow mutations provide the new raw material for living things to evolve into other life forms.
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Directed Evolution
| Answers in Genesis Are intelligently designed experiments, done in state-of-the-art facilities, using already present features in already-existing bacteria and viruses really examples of molecules-to-man evolution?
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Long Live the Men
| Answers in Genesis According to some evolutionists, sometime “between infinity and a few thousand years,” the Y chromosome will become extinct unless we can evolve a new sex gene.
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DNA Similarities
| Answers in Genesis Do similarities in DNA between organisms suggest a common ancestor or a common Designer? Are chimps and humans actually 98% similar?
A Tale of Two Chromosomes
| Answers in Genesis There are many anatomical similarities between humans and apes. Our chromosomes are similar as well. But do human chromosomes hint of chimp ancestry?
The Differences Make the Difference
| Answers in Genesis While there is much similarity in DNA sequences and gene expression among them, there are also important differences. In the case examined, as in other cases, the differences make the difference.
A Simple Answer
| Answers in Genesis Can a simple “yes or no” answer be adequate for a question about Adam and Eve’s genetic code and today’s human traits?
DNA We're Missing Makes Us Human
| Answers in Genesis No one, not even evolutionists, disputes that humans have crossed a threshold that sets us apart from the rest of the animal kingdom—even chimpanzees, our “close evolutionary relatives.” But according to new research, it’s actually the genes we don’t have that sets us apart.
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The Question of Y
| Answers in Genesis We’ve all heard that humans and chimps share up to 98% of their DNA. But new studies are accentuating the differences between humans and chimps.
Odd Non-Man Out
| Answers in Genesis When considered alongside humans and chimps, the orangutan is the genomic “odd man out.” Is that because it hasn’t evolved as quickly?
The Trouble with Sequencing
| Answers in Genesis The news has been buzzing lately about two recent papers that are reporting the sequencing of up to one million bases of the Neanderthal genome.
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Chimp Filing for Person-hood
| Answers in Genesis His name notwithstanding, the current legal case for the personhood of Mr. Matthew Hiasl Pan (a chimp) is in jeopardy, reports the Associated Press from Vienna, Austria.
Visiting the Family?
| Answers in Genesis I have a soft spot for Twycross Zoo. It is a favourite with my children and me, since it is only a 30-minute drive from our house in the west of Leicestershire.
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Evolution: Fact or Fiction?
| Answers in Genesis In the current controversies about teaching about the origin of life in public schools, there is a general misunderstanding of the differences between “origin science” and “operation science."
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“Junk” DNA
| Answers in Genesis Using evolutionary assumptions about life’s history, geneticists have branded vast sums of DNA as junk, but research is showing this DNA is far from useless.
Junk Science
| Answers in Genesis The evolutionary assumption that 98% of human DNA is "junk" actually inhibited our understanding of the human genome.
Humans May Have Fewer Genes Than Expected?
| Answers in Genesis A recent study revealed some surprising results about the number of coding genes (those which produce proteins) in the human genome. In this study, led by the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre, they found that around 20% of the genes which had been classified as coding genes were not coding.
Hox Hype
| Answers in Genesis From the hype of the press release, it would seem that evolution was finally proven once and for all and the creationists should just give up and go home.
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How Low Can You Go?
| Answers in Genesis An article published in Nature indicates previous studies may have underestimated the size of the minimal bacterial genome by as much as 50%. Yet, evolutionary significance seems to be lacking.
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DNA Structure
| Answers in Genesis The iconic, complex double-helix structure of DNA displays the masterful design and creativity of the all-wise Creator.
DNA in the Kitchen
| Answers in Genesis In case you thought DNA was a subject only for science classes and high-tech laboratories, think again! You can isolate a lump of DNA in your own kitchen.
DNA “First Responders”?
| Answers in Genesis God gave DNA a proofreading system to catch mistakes and “dedicated DNA repair machinery that routinely fixes mistakes.” But how do they work?
DNA—What Does It Prove?
| Answers in Genesis Conferences worldwide are celebrating a landmark in 20th century science—the 50th anniversary of Watson and Crick’s discovery of DNA’s structure.
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Computers Without Chips
| Answers in Genesis Like any other computer software, the DNA helix is packed with information, a complete set of instructions for the complex working of the cell.
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Epigenetics
| Answers in Genesis Our physical makeup is determined by our genes, not our environment—right? The science of epigenetics is forcing scientists to rethink their assumptions.
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Can Learned Behaviors be Inherited?
| Answers in Genesis A recent article in the peer-reviewed journal Cell discussed the epigenetic inheritance of learned traits in roundworms. The article discusses the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans and its ability to transmit a learned trait from parent to offspring through four generations.
Beneficial Mutations
| Answers in Genesis Epigenetics, a field of science, displays the providence of God to help organisms adapt and survive in a fallen world which helps explain beneficial mutations.
Epigenetics—Inheriting More Than Genes
| Answers in Genesis All our lives, we’ve heard that our physical makeup is determined by our genes, not environment. But the science of epigenetics is forcing scientists to rethink their assumptions.
Human Genome
| Answers in Genesis The exhaustive project of mapping the human genome has provided further evidence of biblical truths as presented in Genesis.
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Are We Really That Different?
| Answers in Genesis The latest craze is to
learn what DNA tests
reveal about family
heritage. When an
adoptive Christian
family decided to look
beneath the surface,
however, they discovered
a more amazing truth, providing powerful evidence that we are all one
race, or “one blood,” just as the Bible
teaches.
ABO Blood and Human Origins
| Answers in Genesis The ABO blood group is the most significant blood factor in clinical applications involving blood transfusions. With our recent ability to rapidly sequence genes, the ABO blood group is also proving to be a valuable asset for determining human migration patterns and origins.
Recovery of Neandertal mtDNA: An Evaluation
| Answers in Genesis The recovery of mitochondrial DNA from the right arm bone of the original Neandertal fossil discovered in a cave in the Neander Valley has been hailed as a stunning feat of modern biochemistry.
Three Genetic Groupings
| Answers in Genesis A new genetic study of 53 human populations shows that each falls into one of three genetic groups—yet that the three groups aren’t as different as was thought. The legacy of Shem, Ham, and Japheth (Noah’s three sons), perhaps?
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More Than Meets the Eye: The Human Genome
| Answers in Genesis “A close-up view of the human genome has revealed its innermost workings to be far more complex than first thought,” reports a BBC NEWS article on a recent Encyclopaedia of DNA Elements (Encode) study.
The Creator’s Human Genome Project
| Answers in Genesis EnhancerFinder, a supercomputer program, is supposedly revealing genetic enhancements that once upon a deep time put an apelike ancestor on the fast track to becoming human.
The Living Database
| Answers in Genesis When a new human being is conceived, he or she consists of only one tiny microscopic cell. How does that single cell grow into a complete body?
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Information Theory
| Answers in Genesis Information only comes from other information. DNA is a complex information system, so it must have come from an information source—the mind of the Creator God!
Information in Living Organisms
| Answers in Genesis There is an extreme multiplicity of life-forms around us, and even a simple unicellular organism is much more complex and purposefully designed than anything that human inventiveness can produce.
Three Kinds of Transmitted Information
| Answers in Genesis If someone presents a model for explaining the origin of life, but he cannot say where the creative information characteristic of all life-forms came from, the crucial question remains unanswered.
Copy Challenge
| Answers in Genesis Scientists at the University of California in Berkeley have embarked on a research project to create an artificial ‘housefly’ that can fly around in dangerous or small spaces, such as collapsed buildi
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Billionaire on Biological Information
| Answers in Genesis The most famous of all computer software gurus has recently acknowledged the brilliance of the programming in our bodies (without any hint of acknowledging the Programmer, so far).
Mitochondrial DNA
| Answers in Genesis Mitochondrial DNA research confirms that all humans alive today share common ancestors just a few thousand years ago as the Bible teaches.
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Origin of Mitochondrial DNA Differences
| Answers in Genesis While Dr. Nathaniel Jeanson has published previously on the topic of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), this article brings a study of African mtDNA differences and how it supports the young earth creation model. This article will summarize Dr. Jeanson’s research.
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Mitochondrial Eve
| Answers in Genesis When evolutionary scientists speak of “mitochondrial Eve,” they may be referencing the biblical Eve, but the woman they have in mind isn’t quite the same.
Humans Considered to have Evolved Separately for 100,000 Years
| Answers in Genesis New research published in the American Journal of Human Genetics purports to describe how humankind diverged, then nearly went extinct, and then finally reunited more than 50,000 years ago—at least, that’s the hypothesis. Associated Press and BBC News articles also take a look at different aspects of the epic chapter of human history supposedly uncovered by the study.
Native American DNA Linked by Six Women
| Answers in Genesis Nearly all Native Americans—including those in North, Central, and South America—have descended (in part) from just six women, says a new DNA study published this week in PLoS One.
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One People
| Answers in Genesis Research confirms it: all humans alive today can be traced back to the same small group of people.
They’re My Genes, and I’ll Edit Them If I Want To
| Answers in Genesis After years of predictions, gene editing is finally becoming a reality. The issues are complex, pitting human freedom against the risk of corrupting the DNA of future generations. Who should make these choices and oversee them?
DNA Day: What Are We Celebrating?
| Answers in Genesis We’ve recently seen something of a bombardment of declared holidays and observances. In the midst of all these pseudo-holidays is one that has a particular relevance today: National DNA Day.
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Gene Duplication
| Answers in Genesis Gene duplications followed by subsequent mutation of the duplicated genes are often cited by evolutionists as a mechanism for adding new information to the genome.
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Parasitic DNA?
| Answers in Genesis Non-coding DNA, far from being “junk,” has multiple functions that are a problem for evolutionists and point to the Creator.
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Can Genetic Mutations Be Purged from Genome?
| Answers in Genesis Evolutionists must theorize a way for deleterious mutations to be eliminated from the genomes of living things. There have been several proposed mechanisms to do this for different contexts, but here we will focus on just one: purging by purifying selection.
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What Color Was Adam?
| Answers in Genesis The diversity of eye, hair, and skin pigmentations across the globe actually demonstrates a genetic relationship with our first parents, Adam and Eve.
Ancient Protein “Resurrected”?
| Answers in Genesis As Science Daily reports, “state-of-the-art computational and molecular techniques [were used] to re-create the ancient progenitors of an important human protein.”
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Persistent Protein
| Answers in Genesis Preservation of collagen fibers in a marine reptile fossil is said to prove “biomolecular preservation over deep time.”
DNA—An “Energy Code”?
| Answers in Genesis Some geneticists have postulated how DNA could have evolved complete with a “story” based on low free energy and high free energy codons.
DNA Paramedics
| Answers in Genesis A new study discovered the complexity
of a cell’s DNA repair system. It
seems the cell repairs damaged strands
of DNA.
Identical Twin Astronauts Show How Space Changes the Expression of Your DNA
| Answers in Genesis Apparently spending time in outer space can actually lead to long-term changes in your DNA. A recent study on the world’s only identical twin astronauts, Scott and Mark Kelly, showed that spending nearly a year on the International Space Station (ISS) changes how your genes are expressed.
Increasing Organisms' Genetic Information
| Answers in Genesis Creationists often critique evolutionary theory as lacking a plausible mechanism for increasing organisms’ genetic information. But will University of California–Irvine research “shed light” in the void?
Latest Genetics Battle
| Answers in Genesis Genetics is a key battleground in the war between evolution and creation models for the origin and diversity of life. So which side wins the latest battle on the genetics front?
Preliminary Comment
| Answers in Genesis A new study, reported by ABC News in the US, says that evolution theory has been bolstered by a recent genetic discovery.
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Missing Links in Gene Knowledge
| Answers in Genesis The difference between the estimates of human gene number by the public consortium (31,000 genes) and the privately-funded Celera group (39,000 genes) left many wondering.
Oldest Brit, “Cheddar Man” Was Dark-Skinned . . . or Was He?
| Answers in Genesis A few weeks ago, news headlines around the world proclaimed that the oldest known “Briton” (by secular dating methods) was dark-skinned, according to genetic analysis (which was done for a TV documentary). But now new headlines are calling this pronouncement into question.
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Bible History
| Answers in Genesis The Bible is not just a book full of stories. Rather, it provides the correct chronology for the history of humanity—starting in Genesis!
Seven C’s of History
| Answers in Genesis Most people look at the Bible as a book that contains many interesting stories and theological teaching. While this is true, the Bible is so much more!
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The Seven Cs
| Answers in Genesis We need to begin a full-scale training program to equip the troops with the most powerful weapon in the universe—the Word of God.
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Chronology Wars
| Answers in Genesis Have you ever wondered how the early history of Egypt and other ancient nations fits within biblical history?
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Is Josephus Reliable?
| Answers in Genesis One of the most-quoted resources about the world during Bible times is the first-century historian Josephus. But who was this man?
The History of the Universe
| Answers in Genesis God is writing his story here—on this whirling blue planet. And he placed this unique globe in an absolutely huge universe, which is the stage you’d expect for a God-sized plan.
Life in the Borderland
| Answers in Genesis While researching for the Creation Museum’s newest exhibit, the content writer discovered
surprising parallels between life at the time of Christ and the culture today.
Moses Supposes—Documentary Defends Moses’ Authorship
| Answers in Genesis Did Moses write the Torah (also called the Pentateuch), the first five books of the Bible, including Exodus? And is there any evidence outside the Bible for his authorship of the Torah? The Bible teaches that Moses could and did write the Torah.
Historical Fiction
| Answers in Genesis Is it right to incorporate biblical history into fictional stories? Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., takes a look at this issue.
Red Sea Parted “Naturally”?
| Answers in Genesis A recently reported study by meteorologist Carl Drews has suggested a way in which the waters of the Red Sea could have parted “naturally,” enabling the children of Israel, led by Moses, to cross as pharaoh’s army pursued (Exodus 14). Such an explanation might leave God with credit for the timing of the event, but little else.
Modern Jews Have Implications for Biblical History
| Answers in Genesis The history of the Jews—and, more broadly, the Hebrews—is wrapped up in the history of the Bible. For that reason alone, modern studies of those identifying as Jews often have interesting implications for biblical history.
A Parting of the Waves
| Answers in Genesis Is there any natural explanation for the parting of the Red Sea that allowed Moses and the children of Israel to cross and elude the pharaoh’s army?
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Sojourn of the Jews
| Answers in Genesis Chronologists have differing views as to the length of the sojourn of the Jews. I think it would not be a problem for anybody if they just collect all the relevant verses.
Dead Archbishop “Revived”!
| Answers in Genesis Archbishop James Ussher, one of history’s most famous and respected historians, spent over five years researching and writing The Annals of the World. His volume is now available once again.
The Bible—“It’s Not Historical”
| Answers in Genesis Millions of people each year visit the Smithsonian Institution—a leading research organization in Washington, D.C., with many museums—funded by US tax dollars. But what message are visitors getting?
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More than Just Bible Stories
| Answers in Genesis In many church settings, Bible stories are taught as just that—stories, nice accounts that, although they may have a moral message, have no real bearing on the world around us.
Where Does History Begin?
| Answers in Genesis The early chapters of Genesis are factual history, and when compared with other writings the Bible has dramatically superior records of creation, the Fall, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel.
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Creation, Flood and Coming Fire
| Answers in Genesis There is an interesting prophecy in 2 Peter 3 concerning the last days of this earth’s history, and it very much relates to the whole creation/evolution issue!
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Jesus Christ: Creator & Savior
| Answers in Genesis Jesus Christ is God incarnate, the Second Person of the Trinity, our Creator, the resurrected Savior and Redeemer, and the only means of salvation for sinners.
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Incarnation
| Answers in Genesis The incarnation—when Jesus Christ, who is God the Son, became flesh and lived among us—is vital to the precious doctrine of salvation.
The Hypostatic Union
| Answers in Genesis Did Jesus want to die for us, or did He try to find a way out of it? How did He submit to the Father’s will? Troy Lacey, AiG–U.S., responds.
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Theophanies in the Old Testament
| Answers in Genesis Did God appear in human form before His incarnation? Why then would He have to be born? Is the Angel of the Lord actually Jesus? Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., explains.
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A Necessary Conclusion
| Answers in Genesis Defending the biblical account of creation concerns more than just winning arguments. At the core is the truth of the Last Adam.
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Jesus Is God
| Answers in Genesis Is Jesus truly God? There are many cults and religions today that deny His deity. What is the truth about Jesus Christ? We turn to the Scriptures for answers.
Is Jesus God?
| Answers in Genesis Is Jesus really God? Many cults and false religions today deny it. What is the truth about Jesus Christ? We turn to the Scriptures for the answer.
Can We Pray to Jesus?
| Answers in Genesis It is appropriate to pray to the Father directly; however, just because we are permitted to pray to the Father, doesn’t mean that we are not permitted to pray to the Son.
The Real Jesus
| Answers in Genesis Many people these days are putting their faith in false or imaginary Christs who cannot save them. Can we uncover the real Jesus?
Resurrection
| Answers in Genesis Did Jesus truly rise bodily from the dead, or is the account of his Resurrection simply one of the greatest hoaxes of all time?
The Slippery Slide to Unbelief
| Answers in Genesis If we re-interpret God’s Word in Genesis to fit man’s fallible opinion, it would be consistent to apply this hermeneutic elsewhere—even Christ’s Resurrection.
“Jesus’ tomb found” claim as empty as Jesus’ [real] tomb
| Answers in Genesis It’s the latest variation in a long line of lies: a claim that the tomb—and ossuary (bone box)—of Jesus has been found and, along with it, the ossuaries of other members of Jesus’ family, including His mother Mary and His alleged wife, Mary Magdalene.
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Documentary Displays Jesus' Family Tomb?
| Answers in Genesis The Lost Tomb of Jesus, to be broadcast this Sunday on the Discovery Channel, argues that the ossuaries found in a Jerusalem tomb in 1980 belong to Jesus, His mother Mary, and other family members, including Jesus’ alleged wife Mary Magdalene and one “Judah son of Jesus” who, the film says, is a son of Jesus and Mary Magdalene.
Was Jesus Married?
| Answers in Genesis Earlier this week, headlines announced a new discovery that shows Jesus was married. Is there any basis for such a claim? Would it even matter if Jesus was married?
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Jesus’ Crucifixion
| Answers in Genesis Jesus Christ, the Creator of the universe, took on flesh and endured the horror of death by crucifixion in order that man might be reconciled to God.
Our Suffering Savior
| Answers in Genesis Unlike first-century Christians, for whom crucifixion was a familiar reality, most of us have a sanitized view of our Lord's suffering.
What Does Jesus’ Death Accomplish?
| Answers in Genesis If Jesus suffered the punishment for death on our behalf, why do we still die? Jesus “took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows” (Isaiah 53:4), yet many continue to suffer from horrible illnesses even after they receive the gift of eternal life.
The Crucifixion
| Answers in Genesis Most people rejected Jesus and sentenced Him to death. How could the day associated with mankind’s heinous act possibly be called good?
Jesus’ Birth
| Answers in Genesis How accurate is the common perception of baby Jesus born in a lowly stable? Was Jesus really born of a virgin? What are the implications of the God-child?
Virgin Birth
| Answers in Genesis The deity of Jesus (the assertion that He is both God and man) is so vital to the gospel that, if not true, there is no hope for salvation.
Did Others Know What Was to Come?
| Answers in Genesis There are many prophecies in the Old Testament foretelling the coming Messiah and the sacrifice to be made, but did people recognize these prophecies and associate them with Jesus? How much did even the disciples really understand about the reason Jesus came to earth?
What's the Significance of the Name “Jesus”?
| Answers in Genesis What is the significance of the name “Jesus”? The angel told Joseph to name Mary’s son Jesus. Is there some holy significance to this particular sequence of letters or sounds? The Bible often discusses the significance of this name.
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The Biggest Question of All
| Answers in Genesis I was only 19 years old and visiting my first foreign country. I witnessed firsthand the hopelessness of a world without the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Picturing Jesus
| Answers in Genesis Is it idolatry to create images depicting the Lord Jesus? Christians throughout church history have debated this question as they seek to honor the second commandment.
The Temple Cleansing
| Answers in Genesis Tim Chaffey, AiG–U.S., explains why John’s account of the temple cleansing must necessarily have been a different event from the one found in the Synoptic Gospels.
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Why Did Jesus Weep?
| Answers in Genesis There were occasions in Scripture when Jesus wept and lamented. It seems logical to ask ourselves then, why did Jesus weep and lament?
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Jesus: The Word, Life, and Light
| Answers in Genesis The apostle John draws our attention to the coming of Jesus into the world as a “new creation” by referring to him as the “Word” (logos), “life” (zōē), and the “light” (phōs), which constitute creation terminology. It is helpful therefore to understand why these words are used to describe Jesus.
The Battle to Keep Christ in Christmas
| Answers in Genesis If you told the average American 50 years ago that “in the 21st century, America will take Christ out of Christmas and make it nothing but a pagan holiday,” I’m sure most would have responded with something like, “No—not here—that would never happen.” But it is happening.
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Jesus . . . Plus
| Answers in Genesis Our contemporary Christian culture has slipped into some flawed views of biblical authority. Among them is the attitude that it’s good to know what the Bible says but we can turn to other sources
Is Jesus “Woke”?
| Answers in Genesis Texas Lieutenant Governor candidate Matthew Dowd suggests Jesus would affirm LGBTQ “rights” and other liberal causes – a far cry from the Jesus in the Bible.
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Jesus on Creation
| Answers in Genesis In these words of Jesus we find He teaches that Adam and Eve were created in 'the beginning of the creation'-not billions of years after the beginning!
Faking a Fake
| Answers in Genesis An Italian scientist has attempted to replicate the Shroud of Turin using materials and techniques available in the Middle Ages (when some believe the shroud was originally made).
Biology
| Answers in Genesis Biology, the study of living things, is a rich science filled with intricacy and complexity that demands the presence of an intelligent Creator God.
Plants
| Answers in Genesis Plants grow in nearly every environment and come in an amazing variety of shapes, sizes, colors, and types. These “solar machines” are marvels of design.
Flowers—Not Just a Pretty Face
| Answers in Genesis The Creator is practical and hardworking. He made the heavens and earth, and he calls his creations to continue that work. Flowers answer this mandate through fulfilling their wonderful underlying purpose—seed making. They’re among the most remarkable structures in nature.
Do Plants and Leaves Die?
| Answers in Genesis Do plants and leaves die? What is the difference between plants and animals or man? For a biblical answer, we need to look at the phrase nephesh chayyah.
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Plant Rights
| Answers in Genesis In 2008, Ecuador guaranteed constitutional rights to plants, and an attorney in the United States is now planning to file lawsuits to secure plants rights.
Carnivorous Plants: Plants III
| Answers in Genesis An overview of carnivorous plants, differing mechanisms in plants, and whether carnivorous plants contradict the “very good” original creation in Genesis.
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Parasitic Plants
| Answers in Genesis In light of a perfect pre-fall creation, parasitic plants may appear to be a thorny issue for a biblical worldview. But, digging deeper reveals a more biblical understanding.
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Plant Communication: Into the Roots
| Answers in Genesis Plants communicate for a variety of reasons and in many more ways than we have probably discovered. This article discusses some of the documented “under-the-table” communications.
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Plant Communication: How Plants Learned to Talk
| Answers in Genesis Plants have an awkward predicament. Since they’re unable to simply get up and walk, or even shout when in danger, we often think of plants as passive receivers of whatever the environment throws at them. However, plants are far from passive.
Is Plant Polyploidy a Viable Mechanism for Evolution?
| Answers in Genesis This and the next paper from this author will discuss whether polyploidy is deleterious, give examples of polyploid organisms, and attempt to explain polyploidy in a biblical creation paradigm, while assessing whether it is a viable mechanism for evolution.
Mystery Plant of the Desert
| Answers in Genesis There is no other plant like it because it is so strange that some scientists have classified it as the only member of its species, genus, family, and order.
Origin of Photosynthesis
| Answers in Genesis Certainly evolutionsts do not believe that bacteria consciously invented photosynthesis. So, what evolutionary mechanisms might be responsible for bacteria being able to “invent” photosynthesis?
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God's Seed Bank
| Answers in Genesis By God’s unique design, the forest is already preparing for the next big catastrophe. From floods, forest fires, and volcanoes to insect swarms, ice storms, and clear-cutting, a devastating variety of environmental disasters threaten forests all over the world.
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Are GMOs Ethical?
| Answers in Genesis What are genetically modified organisms (GMOs), are GMOs unhealthy, and ultimately how should a Christian should view GMOs in light of the dominion mandate in Genesis 1?
Succulent Splendor
| Answers in Genesis Enjoy caring for your own succulents at home—and let their wild varieties remind you of their Designer’s inexhaustible creativity.
Super-Plants
| Answers in Genesis Plants capture a little of the sun’s abundant energy and make it available for us. What if we could help them to do it better?
Evolution of Flowers
| Answers in Genesis It’s what Charles Darwin called an “abominable mystery” and what ScienceDaily says “scientists have yet to solve”: the origin of flowering plants.
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Power Plants
| Answers in Genesis What if we could find an efficient process that extracted a pure source of power—hydrogen gas—directly out of water. Between concerns about global warming, oil shortages, and increasing gasoline prices, what can the general public do? Where can we find an alternative energy source?
The Cranberry and Evolution
| Answers in Genesis This small fruit plays a big role in the traditional Thanksgiving holiday dinner in the United States. So should we have given thanks to evolution for the cranberry?
The Miracle Tree
| Answers in Genesis Can you imagine a plant that is nutritious, grows rapidly without special care, has medicinal value, and provides chemicals to purify water in remote places?
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Pitcher Plants Symbiosis
| Answers in Genesis Creationists often respond to challenges that certain animals could not have been vegetarian before the Fall. Only rarely does this topic turn to carnivorous plants, but a new study of pitcher plants may provide support for creationists’ views.
Gender-Fluid Tomato: You Read That Right
| Answers in Genesis I never thought gender-fluid tomatoes—from Australia no less—would be one of them. But that’s where our culture has ended up—having a discussion about how a strange plant, a species of bush tomato from the Outback, somehow shows that the “sexual binary” is “a fallacy.”
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Is the Origin of Flowering Plants a Mystery?
| Answers in Genesis Researchers have announced what they believe to be the oldest flowering plant, a flower with a tree-shaped style and spoon-shaped petals from the early Jurassic, some supposed 174 million years ago. The fossils of this plant were examined with high-powered microscopes which revealed it was an angiosperm.
A Hobby That Took Root
| Answers in Genesis Ron Dudek's favorite subject is carnivorous plants, which provide endless opportunities to share about the amazing designs in God's creation.
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Carnivorous Conundrum
| Answers in Genesis Carnivorous plants may seem, at first, to be a puzzling challenge to creationists’ claim that there was no need for death in nature as God designed it.
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Should Christians “Love a Tree”?
| Answers in Genesis Surely God himself “loves” trees, for his creation displays a vast array of thousands of species—tall, short, winding, flexible, strong—each a testament to the Creator. So is it good to celebrate “Love a Tree Day”? The answer stems from your worldview.
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Take Time to Smell the Roses
| Answers in Genesis As one of the most popular flowers around the globe, roses are often considered the grandest and most beautiful—proved by their expansive presence in history, literature, and the arts. It’s no wonder the whole month of June is dedicated to them.
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Why Did God Make Weeds?
| Answers in Genesis Weeds like dandelion are infamous for ravaging lawns, gardens, and driveways everywhere. But could this lowly weed be a blessing in disguise? A closer look reveals God’s very good design even for these ambitious and surprising plants.
Study: Photosynthesis Evolved a Billion Years Earlier than Thought
| Answers in Genesis According to a recent study, there’s been a minor tweak in the evolutionary story of the early evolution of life. Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae, and some microbes produce oxygen, might have evolved a billion years earlier than previously thought, and faster too!
Growing a Venus Flytrap
| Answers in Genesis Each year I speak to dozens of adults and children about the wonders of carnivorous plants. What happens if I stick my finger in a Venus flytrap?
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God’s Little Green Machines
| Answers in Genesis God’s little green machines all run on solar power. Long before man discovered how to harness solar power, the Creator had installed miniature ‘solar panels’ in every green leaf.
Mini ‘Hand Grenades’ Explode Evolutionary Ideas
| Answers in Genesis The unsuspecting visitor to the flat-lying, sandy-stony wastelands of the Mediterranean region would probably take very little notice of a common ‘weed’ with long runners and heart-shaped, serrated leaves.