Comments on: Demolishing the icons of intelligent design http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/ The mind doesn't work if it's closed Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:19:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: alison http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6492 alison Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:21:00 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6492 Hadn't actually thought of that, Cedric, but it's a good idea; thank you. To tell the truth, I did them one at a time in a rather bitty fashion because sometimes I don't have time to do a longer post but it's good to get <i>something</i> up :-) (Should have saved a few for the last couple of days, which I've spent madly marking essays. Hadn’t actually thought of that, Cedric, but it’s a good idea; thank you. To tell the truth, I did them one at a time in a rather bitty fashion because sometimes I don’t have time to do a longer post but it’s good to get something up :-) (Should have saved a few for the last couple of days, which I’ve spent madly marking essays.

]]> By: Cedric Katesby http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6488 Cedric Katesby Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:40:56 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6488 Nice. I was only aware of the peppered moth one. Alison, how about setting up your rebuttals under one heading at your site? That way, anybody googling Well's "list" can quickly and easily find a pre-packaged and ready-to-use takedown. Just an idea. Nice. I was only aware of the peppered moth one.

Alison, how about setting up your rebuttals under one heading at your site?

That way, anybody googling Well’s “list” can quickly and easily find a pre-packaged and ready-to-use takedown.
Just an idea.

]]> By: alison http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6366 alison Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:24:50 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6366 He's also working quite closely with the Liggins Institute & their outreach efforts - they have a classroom where schoolkids come for a day & work with scientists & teachers. It's become extremely successful & I gather from the resident teacher that Lord Winston has imported the concept to the UK. He’s also working quite closely with the Liggins Institute & their outreach efforts – they have a classroom where schoolkids come for a day & work with scientists & teachers. It’s become extremely successful & I gather from the resident teacher that Lord Winston has imported the concept to the UK.

]]> By: Heraclides http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6364 Heraclides Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:18:16 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6364 Maybe they're heading to the same place?! Might explain Lord Winston's visits here too. Maybe they’re heading to the same place?! Might explain Lord Winston’s visits here too.

]]> By: alison http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6363 alison Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:11:38 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6363 There was work done in Auckland (can't remember the names) into transplanting pig pancreatic islet cells into people with type I diabetes that had some promise - in that it seemed to reduce reliance on insulin injections - but was then canned due to concerns about the possibility of pig retroviruses becoming active in the transplantees. Didn't the researchers then go offshore? There was work done in Auckland (can’t remember the names) into transplanting pig pancreatic islet cells into people with type I diabetes that had some promise – in that it seemed to reduce reliance on insulin injections – but was then canned due to concerns about the possibility of pig retroviruses becoming active in the transplantees. Didn’t the researchers then go offshore?

]]> By: Heraclides http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6361 Heraclides Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:28:14 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6361 is moving <b>h</b>is, sorry. Typo. is moving his, sorry. Typo.

]]> By: Heraclides http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6360 Heraclides Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:27:10 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6360 [well off-topic!] http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5784/ "Who’s afraid of xenotransplantation?" Prof. Winston is moving is xenotransplantation work from the UK to California, giving up trying to get it to happen in his own country, etc. Given Robert Winston visits NZ frequently, its a pity NZ couldn't have made a place for him. (We may not have the infrastructure, etc., he needs? Or is this line of research blocked here, too?) [well off-topic!]

http://www.spiked-online.com/index.php?/site/article/5784/

“Who’s afraid of xenotransplantation?”

Prof. Winston is moving is xenotransplantation work from the UK to California, giving up trying to get it to happen in his own country, etc.

Given Robert Winston visits NZ frequently, its a pity NZ couldn’t have made a place for him. (We may not have the infrastructure, etc., he needs? Or is this line of research blocked here, too?)

]]> By: alison http://openparachute.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/demolishing-the-icons-of-intelligent-design/#comment-6357 alison Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:51:46 +0000 http://openparachute.wordpress.com/?p=1248#comment-6357 :-) :-)

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