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I collect a lot URLs of that seem relevant to Biblical Creationism and also Israel, in science and political news. I'm going to try to share them occasionally in batches.
re: age of the universe
Discovery tests theory on cooling of white dwarf stars
white dwarfs are routinely used as age indicators
This new discovery will not only require that astronomy textbooks be revised but will also require that astronomers revisit the process they use to determine the age of stellar populations
re: JWST observations continue to surprise and confuse standard model
Astronomers spot oldest 'dead' galaxy yet observed
re: amazing irreducible complexity of chloroplast RNA polymerase
Photosynthetic secrets come to light
It was discovered 50 years ago that chloroplasts contain their own unique RNA polymerase. Since then, scientists have been surprised how complex this enzyme is. It has more subunits than its ancestor, the bacterial RNA polymerase, and is even bigger than human RNA polymerases. The Webster group wanted to understand why chloroplasts have such a sophisticated RNA polymerase.
Dr Webster said: "We know that each component of the chloroplast RNA polymerase has a vital role because plants that lack any one of them cannot make photosynthetic proteins and consequently cannot turn green.
Terrorists planning to hit Israelis abroad during Ramadan, warns National Security Council
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