Category: Icons of Evolution
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Leaves Secretly Power Life Like Solar Panels
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in Biology, Casey Luskin, cosmic coincidences, Darwin Day in America, Darwin’s Black Box, Darwinism, evolution, evolution news, Evolution News & Views, evolution vs intelligent design, fire invention history, fire science, how civilization began, human origins, Icons of Evolution, Jonathan Wells, Michael Behe, neo-Darwinism, philosophy, Privileged Planet, science, science and faith, what if fire never existed, why earth supports fire, why only humans use fire, William DembskiImagine a solar panel that tracks the sun, sheds debris, protects itself from damage, and can grow a replacement when broken. That technology already exists, and it’s called a leaf. In this talk, we explore the astonishing engineering of plant leaves, from photosynthesis and electron flow to layered structures that mirror modern solar panels. Far…