Jonathan McLatchie

An electron microscopy image of a cell membrane attached to a bacterial cell wall highlighting the important role of the cell wall .
An electron microscopy image of a cell membrane attached to a bacterial cell wall highlighting the important role of the cell wall
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Jonathan McLatchie
July 3, 2024
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The Irreducible Complexity Found in Bacterial Cell Division

Jonathan McLatchie
July 3, 2024
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Ready to dip a toe in the ocean of biological ingenuity? Dr. Jonathan McLatchie is back, this time to discuss with host Andrew McDiarmid the engineering elegance and irreducible complexity of the process of bacterial cell division. You may wonder why we should care about something so minuscule as bacterial cells. After all, something so insignificant and unseen has little bearing on our daily lives. But if we've learned anything in the biological revolution of the 20th century, it's that consequential things often come in very small packages. And if even the simplest forms of life exhibit stunning complexity and engineering prowess, all the more do we! And that complexity and design demands an adequate explanation. Here, McLatchie describes the remarkable process of cell wall breakage and re-synthesis that allows cell division to take place and explains why it's a big problem for Darwinian evolution. Read More ›
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Jonathan McLatchie
May 8, 2024
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The Bacterial Flagellum: A Marvel of Nanotechnology

Jonathan McLatchie
May 8, 2024
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It's one of the rock stars of intelligent design. ID theorists make a fuss over it and rightly so. But even non-ID scientists admit to getting an "awe-inspiring feeling" from the "divine beauty" of the humble bacterial flagellar motor. And why not? It's a marvel of engineering that originated long before human engineering existed. On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid asks Dr. Jonathan McLatchie to remind us why this tiny nano-machine is such a big deal. Read More ›
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Jonathan McLatchie and Andrew McDiarmid
April 10, 2024
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Why Science Needs a Scout Mindset

Jonathan McLatchie and Andrew McDiarmid
April 10, 2024
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Scout or soldier? When it comes to our opinions and beliefs, there's a bit of both in all of us. But which mindset is more beneficial? On this ID The Future, host Andrew McDiarmid welcomes Dr. Jonathan McLatchie to discuss the characteristics of a scout mindset and how it relates to the debate over evolution and the evidence for intelligent design. Get full show notes at idthefuture.com. Read More ›