Alpha Centauri
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Re: Of some Creationists' "scientific reports and expeditions"...
Oh, this is rich!!! "Using Prayer To Microevolve Latent Antibiotic Resistance In Bacteria"
Eileen Hyde and Lynda Morgan (grades 10 & 11) did a project showing how the power of prayer can unlock the latent genes in bacteria, allowing them to microevolve antibiotic resistance. Escherichia coli bacteria cultured in agar filled petri dishes were subjected to the antibiotics tetracycline and chlorotetracycline. The bacteria cultures were divided into two groups, one group (A) received prayer while the other (B) didn't. The prayer was as follows: "Dear Lord, please allow the bacteria in Group A to unlock the antibiotic-resistant genes that You saw fit to give them at the time of Creation. Amen." The process was repeated for five generations, with the prayer being given at the start of each generation. In the end, Group A was significantly more resistant than Group B to both antibiotics.
No wonder Eileen and Lynda are being referred to as "future Creation Scientists"...
Find this and other most amusing stuff at http://objectiveministries.org/creation/sciencefair.html
I say, down with the Giba Geigy and Bayer pharmaceutical industries! On with the microbiological prayers...
Last edited by: Alpha Centauri, 19/Dec/05, 19:56
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19/Dec/05, 19:52
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Firlefanz
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Re: Of some Creationists' "scientific reports and expeditions"...
You know, that expedition story took me straight back to the 1890, and early 1900 expedition stories. If you ever read "The Lost World" by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, you'll know exactly what I mean.
This is a nice exercise in the Expedition Genre.
Why can't I get rid of the niggling suspicion that this is a parody site? Or could they actually mean what they are saying?
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1/Jan/06, 20:39
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Firlefanz
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Re: Of some Creationists' "scientific reports and expeditions"...
Ooooookaayyyy.
Now, it's a possiblity that this Objective: Ministries site is a sidekick from the Landover Baptist Church site. And that one is a genuine parody site.
I'd be much relieved.
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Writing: "Irina's Plan" - SF short
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1/Jan/06, 20:54
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