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101  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Pseudoscience is Modern Medicine on: October 13, 2018, 02:41:18 PM
One example would be using ginger to treat motion sickness.  Ginger has been shown to be more effective at eliminating motion sickness than the modern medicine (Dramamine).

I agree there are some herbal remedies that have some actual effects - indeed, many modern medicines were isolated/purified/derived from plants and herbs. The evidence for ginger is very inconclusive, however, with some studies stating it is "superior to dimenhydrinate" as you said, but other studies (1, 2) finding "ginger does not possess antimotion sickness activity" and was no different to placebo.

It's possible it was simply a placebo effect.  Even in the mythbuster's episode, Adam fell for the placebo (B-12 vitamin pill)

Another variable would be the season in which the ginger was picked... not all plants produce the same chemicals during spring/summer/fall/winter... it might need to be harvested during the correct season to have anti-motion sickness chemicals

This is why we have science... to find the truth behind the anecdotes... assuming there is an anti-motion-sickness chemical in ginger, it will eventually be found and isolated (or debunked as a myth)

Go Science!
102  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do you believe God exists? on: October 13, 2018, 02:27:58 PM
How many things can’t humans see or here,but in reality they exists?

Assuming you meant "hear" not "here"

Nothing... everything science believes to exist can be seen with your eye, a tool like a microscope, or it can be seen by the way it effects other objects around it (like the wind)

If it can't be seen or measured in some way (i.e., it makes no observable effect on anything), then it doesn't exist

How many heavenly objects are far billions,maybe even trillions of light years that humans have never seen,but they actually exists?

You had me at "trillions of light years"... I'd recommend studying astrophysics... the observable universe is not nearly that big

Please do some research before pulling shit out of your ass... please
103  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Christianity is Poison on: October 13, 2018, 02:13:14 PM
Posting something you don’t own is against in any religion.

 I’m calling the attention of OP to check post like this one so that the merit won’t just long gone for nothing.

I don't get what you are trying to say...

Are you saying I plagiarized this thread from another website?

I've never seen that before, and don't even agree with all of it... I certainly didn't copy anything from it

His life was written eighty years after his death, by people who had not directly known him.

This is simply incorrect.  The first gospel written was Mark, circa 70-80CE... It is commonly believed that Jesus was born in 3CE, and died at 33 in the year 36CE... This would make it 35-45 years after he died, not 80.

I suppose the point is still the same though... if it took 40 years for anyone to write down anything about Jesus... it probably didn't happen... even if it did happen, memories are horrible with events that happened 40 years ago (if you aren't 40 yet, just trust me on this)... you can simply forget about any direct, word for word, quotes of Jesus being accurate 40 years after he said them
104  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do Atheists Hate Religion? on: October 13, 2018, 01:09:02 PM
I would NOT agree that the ten commandments are good... since you brought it up, lets talk about them:

It was just an example showing that most atheist are willing to act "good" and "moral" without any religious rules telling them to do so.

Exactly!... now you get it!

People do not need religion to be good or moral... it is 100% unnecessary

Most religious people have never even read their holy book(s)... most christians can't even name 5 of the 10 commandments...

Their religion did not make them good people... they were good people before they were duped into believing religious nonsense

People are good... religions are bad...

"Without religion, good people do good things, and bad people do bad things... but it takes something like religion to make good people do bad things"
(example: flying planes into the towers on 9/11 would not have happened without religion)
105  Other / Politics & Society / Re: No religion can save us? on: October 13, 2018, 12:55:38 PM
Religious discussions are very sensitive, they will say their religion is the best and can save us. Religious issues are your right, whether you want to be religious or not. I am Muslim and believe that Islam will save me and other Muslims in the world.

Did you choose your religion, or did your parents choose it for you?

Indoctrinating a child is much different than giving them a choice... if you tell a 5 year old that God is named Allah, they will accept it as a fact without even questioning the idea... this is not giving them a choice
106  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Evolution is a hoax on: October 12, 2018, 03:08:11 PM
XDDD and you just showed your IQ again. FOR EVERY ACTION , means that if there is a ACTION, not that everything has a cause, how fucking dumb can a human being be?

Honestly, he basically proves evolution to be true by his own argument...

He says everything is based on cause and effect (ergo, god does not do anything after the big bang)

This is exactly like evolution... there is no difference... everything is based on the initial conditions and evolved naturally without interference from any supernatural intervention

The only thing he seems to have a problem with is the word random... which, as anyone knows, doesn't really exist... there is no such thing as a random number... we (scientists) only call it random because it is not possible to calculate with any degree of certainty (literally impossible due to the uncertainty principle)... anything impossible to calculate is considered random, because that's the definition of random...

God made something like evolution, He did it through cause and effect

Thanks for proving my point

Also, If EVERY effect has a cause... who caused god?

Welcome to the "Problem of the creator of God"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_the_creator_of_God

Quote
The problem of the creator of God is the controversy regarding the hypothetical cause responsible for the existence of God, presuming God exists. A common challenge to theistic propositions of a creator deity as a necessary first-cause explanation for the universe is the question: "Who created God?". It contests the proposition that the universe cannot exist without a creator by asserting that the creator of the universe must have the same restrictions. This, in turn, may lead to a problem of infinite regress wherein each newly presumed creator of a creator is itself presumed to have its own creator.

It was actually Zeus who made everything through cause and effect, he planted the idea of a christian god into badecker's mind.

He's like an open book... I see how he replies to every post I make within 5-10 minutes... except for ones like this... he won't respond to this one at all because he knows he cant, and doesn't want to continue this conversation any further because he is scared of what he might find
107  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Christianity is Poison on: October 12, 2018, 02:58:16 PM
God invented religion. He did it in the way he religiously created the esrth in 6 days.

Were you there?!?

Pics or it didn't happen!
108  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Evolution is a hoax on: October 12, 2018, 02:13:13 PM
XDDD and you just showed your IQ again. FOR EVERY ACTION , means that if there is a ACTION, not that everything has a cause, how fucking dumb can a human being be?

Honestly, he basically proves evolution to be true by his own argument...

He says everything is based on cause and effect (ergo, god does not do anything after the big bang)

This is exactly like evolution... there is no difference... everything is based on the initial conditions and evolved naturally without interference from any supernatural intervention

The only thing he seems to have a problem with is the word random... which, as anyone knows, doesn't really exist... there is no such thing as a random number... we (scientists) only call it random because it is not possible to calculate with any degree of certainty (literally impossible due to the uncertainty principle)... anything impossible to calculate is considered random, because that's the definition of random...

God made something like evolution, He did it through cause and effect

Thanks for proving my point

Also, If EVERY effect has a cause... who caused god?

Welcome to the "Problem of the creator of God"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Problem_of_the_creator_of_God

Quote
The problem of the creator of God is the controversy regarding the hypothetical cause responsible for the existence of God, presuming God exists. A common challenge to theistic propositions of a creator deity as a necessary first-cause explanation for the universe is the question: "Who created God?". It contests the proposition that the universe cannot exist without a creator by asserting that the creator of the universe must have the same restrictions. This, in turn, may lead to a problem of infinite regress wherein each newly presumed creator of a creator is itself presumed to have its own creator.
109  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Evolution is a hoax on: October 12, 2018, 01:58:45 PM
XDDD and you just showed your IQ again. FOR EVERY ACTION , means that if there is a ACTION, not that everything has a cause, how fucking dumb can a human being be?

He basically proves evolution to be true by his own argument...

He says everything is based on cause and effect (ergo, god does not do anything after the big bang)

This is exactly like evolution... there is no difference... everything is based on the initial conditions and evolved naturally without interference from any supernatural intervention

The only thing he seems to have a problem with is the word random... which, as anyone knows, doesn't really exist... there is no such thing as a random number... we (scientists) only call it random because it is not possible to calculate with any degree of certainty (literally impossible due to the uncertainty principle)... anything impossible to calculate is considered random, because that's the definition of random...
110  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do Atheists Hate Religion? on: October 12, 2018, 01:38:10 PM
Quite simply, I don't like being lied to

I don't believe in gods for the same reason I don't believe in ghosts, gremlins, leprechauns, faeries, unicorns, zombies, vampires, bigfoot, angels, demons, crystals, chakras, chi, dowsing, tarot cards, mediums, psychics, and many other human inventions which have zero scientific evidence to support the claim of their existence

I think that's what most atheists answer would be.
But on the other side, they would agree that many religious rules are good, for example ten commandments. But they would like to people to follow such rules not because of fear of being damned but because it's right thing to do, because of morality etc.

I would NOT agree that the ten commandments are good... since you brought it up, lets talk about them:

First, there are at least 3 distinctly different versions of the ten commandments (Moses broke the first set that "god" wrote without naming those commandments at all... the 2 different lists are from Exodus 20:17 and Deuteronomy 5:21)

The Jews (who wrote the ten commandments) believe in a different list of 10 than the Catholics... the Protestants believe in a different list than either the Jews or Catholics... 3 different lists followed by people who claim they are the infallible word of god (a real god would make sure everyone was on the same page, i.e. used the exact same list)

1) Thou shalt have no other gods before me (egotistical, not a complimentary trait for a god)
2) Thou shalt not make idols (why not?  who cares?  more egotistical nonsense)
3) Thou shalt not take god's name in vain (more ego... wow god's ego is HUGE)
4) Honor the sabbath and keep it holy (more ego?)
5) Honor thy father and mother (sounds ok, but some parents do horrible things to children, like rape them, etc)
6) Thou shalt not kill (FINALLY!!!! A GOOD COMMANDMENT!!!!  GO GOD!) (hopefully this second half turns out better than the first half)
7) Thou shalt not commit adultery (does it really matter?  this certainly isn't illegal or anything)
8} Thou shalt not steal (a good rule, but not anything new... god/moses/jews were not the first to have a rule against stealing)
9) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife (thought crimes?  not a good idea)
10) Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's ass (redundant... more thought crimes... why not just combine 9 & 10 into "don't covet anything"?... bad bad bad)

Only 2 of the ten commandments are even good rules, and both of those were illegal for centuries before the Jews came along and gave credit to god for them

And, if they are such amazing commandments, why do the Jews, Catholics, and Protestants all believe in a different set of 10?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Commandments#The_Ten_Commandments

If god was any good at predicting the future, he would have made commandments like:
"Thou shalt not have sexual relationships with children (talking to you priests)"
or "Thou shalt not own another human being as a slave"
111  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do Atheists Hate Religion? on: October 11, 2018, 09:40:04 PM
Hate to interrupt guys, but breaking news!

Man Made His Wife Kill Herself So He Could Use Insurance Money to Build Church
http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/11/man-made-his-wife-kill-herself-so-he-could-use-insurance-money-to-build-church/

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An Australian man convinced his wife to kill herself so that he could use the $1.4 million in insurance payouts to build a church and a commune for the rapture.

A jury recently concluded that 69-year-old Graham Robert Morant, who wanted to serve as the pastor of the church he would build with the ill-gotten insurance funds, is responsible for the death of his wife, Jennifer Morant. The jury found that Jennifer wouldn’t have committed suicide if not for pressure from her husband.

    Jennifer Morant lived with chronic back pain, and found even the most simple every day tasks difficult, but did not have a terminal illness.

    Her husband persuaded her to take her life over several months by telling her the funds would go towards a commune that would provide a haven from the biblical rapture, where he would be pastor.

    He told police she wanted to die but two witnesses close to her testified she did not want to kill herself and was scared by his pressure on her to do so.

    “I had such a zest and zeal to live. She had such a zest and zeal to die,” Graham Morant told police in an interview.

    Her best friend, Johanna Cornelia Dent, said Jennifer Morant felt the only way to escape death was to win the lottery.

Morant even justified the act of suicide to his wife by claiming God would be totally OK with it.

    Graham Morant told his wife her suicide would not be a sin in God’s eyes because of the financial benefit to their church, her sister, Lynette Anne Lucas, told the jury. He said she would be too weak to survive the rapture, Lucas testified.

    The jury deliberated for a day and a half before reaching its verdict on Tuesday. Members of the public gallery burst into tears after the verdict was handed down.

The jury may have convicted Morant, but the judge has left open the possibility that his sentence might be suspended either completely or in part because he wasn’t considered public risk and hadn’t breached the conditions of his bail.

I hope the judge doesn’t do that, though. Morant deserves punishment for what he did — and depriving him of that could send a green light to others who may be similarly deluded in the name of religion and selfishness. The sentencing phase will begin soon.


discuss...
112  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Christianity is Poison on: October 11, 2018, 09:24:39 PM
Victims of a Christian Cult in North Carolina Will Speak Out in New A&E Series
http://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2018/10/10/victims-of-a-christian-cult-in-north-carolina-will-speak-out-in-new-ae-series/

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Word of Faith Fellowship is a notorious church in Spindale, North Carolina where the congregation has beaten a gay member to get rid of his “homosexual demons,” shaken babies to banish their demons, used Brazilian worshipers as slaves, and committed unemployment fraud so worshipers would keep tithing. The church also controlled the sex lives of its congregation, including married couples (30-minute limit. No foreplay. No lights. Only missionary).

For years now, Associated Press reporter Mitch Weiss and others have been documenting the leader of that church, Jane Whaley, as well as speaking with survivors of their abuse.

Now the church and its victims will be the subjects of a new six-part documentary on A&E called The Devil Next Door. A brief trailer was just released online and notes the show will premiere on November 27.

https://youtu.be/Tq8FugisfBE
113  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Evolution is a hoax on: October 11, 2018, 05:04:34 PM
3 scientists just won a Nobel Prize for using evolution in chemisty!

https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/popular-chemistryprize2018.pdf

Quote
A (r)evolution in chemistry

  The power of evolution is revealed through the diversity of life. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 is awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for the way they have taken control of evolution and used it for the greatest benefit to humankind. Enzymes developed through directed evolution are now used to produce biofuels and pharmaceuticals, among other things. Antibodies evolved using a method called phage display can combat autoimmune diseases and, in some cases, cure metastatic cancer.
(...)
  This process has now come so far that it has given rise to three individuals so complex they have managed to master evolution themselves. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 is awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter, because they have revolutionized both chemistry and the development of new pharmaceuticals through directed evolution. Let’s begin with the star of enzyme engineering: Frances Arnold.  
(...)
  For several years, she had tried to change an enzyme called subtilisin so that rather than catalysing chemical reactions in a water-based solution, it would work in an organic solvent, dimethylformamide (DMF). Now she created random changes – mutations – in the enzyme’s genetic code and then introduced these mutated genes into bacteria that produced thousands of different variants of subtilisin.

  After this, the challenge was to find out which of all these variants worked best in the organic solvent. In evolution, we talk about survival of the fittest; in directed evolution this stage is called selection.
 
  Frances Arnold utilised the fact that subtilisin breaks down milk protein, casein. She then selected the variant of subtilisin that was most effective in breaking down casein in a solution with 35 per cent DMF. She subsequently introduced a new round of random mutations in this subtilisin, which yielded a variant that worked even better in DMF.

  In the third generation of subtilisin she found a variant that worked 256 times better in DMF than the original enzyme. This variant of the enzyme had a combination of ten different mutations, the benefits of which no one could have worked out in advance.

  With this, Frances Arnold demonstrated the power of allowing chance and directed selection, instead of solely human rationality, to govern the development of new enzymes. This was the first and most decisive step towards the revolution we are now witnessing.

  The next important step was taken by Willem P. C. Stemmer, a Dutch researcher and entrepreneur who died in 2013. He introduced yet another dimension to the directed evolution of enzymes: mating in a test tube.

(continued at https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/popular-chemistryprize2018.pdf)


Nobel prize for science involving evolution = Checkmate

Now where is BADLogic's Nobel Prize?

it is based on Nobel Prize people having been talked into believing in evolution when there is no proof.

It is based on Nobel Prize people having been convinced by the preponderance of evidence that it is a successful and repeatable experiment which shows how evolution can be used to create new medicinal drugs at an exponentially increased rate.

It is a discovery worthy of a Nobel Prize, with more than enough evidence to prove it happened

That's the thing about science... it works whether or not you believe in it

sorry, not sorry

That's right. And Nobel Prize winning, as in this case, is often based on the operations of Political Science.

I feel sad that you cannot even admit you are wrong...

What are you so afraid of happening if you accept evolution?

More than half of Christians believe in evolution instead of creationism, why can't you?

Even you would have to admit there must be an abundance of evidence in order to convince more than half of Christians to believe in evolution over what their bible says... right?
114  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Pseudoscience is Modern Medicine on: October 11, 2018, 02:18:16 PM

Homeopathic ; Ayurveda medicines are alternative having no side effects.

The reason homeopathic "medicines" have no side effects because is because they have no effects whatsoever. They are sham water tablets. Go peddle your scam elsewhere please.


Regular consumption of modern medicines actually decreases resistance power of body that is why the effect of homeo or ayurveda is late on such persons.

Modern medicine is typically designed to treat the symptoms, rather than cure the disease.  Your body will often react to the increased chemicals, and reduce it's own natural production of similar chemicals.  This is why people have withdrawals when quitting certain medicines/drugs.  Some medicines can even be deadly to quit "cold turkey"

You also have a problem with things like antibiotics being overused, which leads to antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria like Gonorrhea, MRSA and Legionnaires

Yoga and Pranayam (deep breathing exercise) definitely show positive results in 3-6 months; and it is just for free.
I have no problem if it is called scam  Smiley my objective just to inform whatever good I know.

Yes and no...

Meditation has been shown to be effective for treating stress and anxiety, but it isn't going to cure any serious illness that isn't caused by your own mind.  Granted, there are a multitude of psychosomatic illnesses which meditation can treat/cure
115  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Pseudoscience is Modern Medicine on: October 11, 2018, 01:52:23 PM
It always baffles me that people would use alternative "medicines" that either have been proven not to work, or in this case, actively make things worse.

I agree with this, but I would like to add that there are some "alternative medicines" that actually do work and have been proven to be effective.

One example would be using ginger to treat motion sickness.  Ginger has been shown to be more effective at eliminating motion sickness than the modern medicine (Dramamine).  Dramamine has negative side-effects, which ginger does not have.

I would recommend anyone take ginger to treat motion sickness, rather than dramamine.

I'm not claiming "The Mythbusters" are actual scientists, but their experiment has been duplicated with the same results... ginger cures seasickness/motion sickness:
MythBusters - S03E20 - Seasickness - Kill or Cure
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6pcjx8
116  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Why do Atheists Hate Religion? on: October 11, 2018, 12:56:03 PM
* How can we find release from suffering and sadness?

I would recommend looking into Theravada Buddhism... they have correctly diagnosed the cause of suffering and lay out a path to cure yourself from it

Other than the occasional mention of reincarnation, it is more of a science based philosophy than a religion.  Think of it as a self-help manual

Here is a fantastic example, I would highly recommend watching this video to anyone and everyone:
Ajahn Brahm - Freeing Our Minds From The Mental Prisons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg_FsPEwOB0
117  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Pseudoscience is Modern Medicine on: October 11, 2018, 12:40:10 PM
But EDTA and cilantro remove heavy metals - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3654245/.

Yes, real medicine can often cure the problems caused by fake medicine, but that doesn't make using fake medicine a good idea, any more than the existence of antivenom makes snake handing a good idea.

Not to mention EDTA is toxic... BADLogic is recommending ingesting one toxin to rid yourself of another:

EDTA exhibits low acute toxicity with LD50 (rat) of 2.0 g/kg to 2.2 g/kg.  It has been found to be both cytotoxic and weakly genotoxic in laboratory animals. Oral exposures have been noted to cause reproductive and developmental effects.


So let me get this straight... I take the Ayurveda medicine to cure me of xxx disease... then I take the EDTA to cure me of the toxins in the Ayurveda medicine... so, what do I take to rid myself of the toxic effects of EDTA?  More Ayurveda medicine?!?
118  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Evolution is a hoax on: October 11, 2018, 12:32:43 PM
3 scientists just won a Nobel Prize for using evolution in chemisty!

https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/popular-chemistryprize2018.pdf

Quote
A (r)evolution in chemistry

  The power of evolution is revealed through the diversity of life. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 is awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for the way they have taken control of evolution and used it for the greatest benefit to humankind. Enzymes developed through directed evolution are now used to produce biofuels and pharmaceuticals, among other things. Antibodies evolved using a method called phage display can combat autoimmune diseases and, in some cases, cure metastatic cancer.
(...)
  This process has now come so far that it has given rise to three individuals so complex they have managed to master evolution themselves. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 is awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter, because they have revolutionized both chemistry and the development of new pharmaceuticals through directed evolution. Let’s begin with the star of enzyme engineering: Frances Arnold.  
(...)
  For several years, she had tried to change an enzyme called subtilisin so that rather than catalysing chemical reactions in a water-based solution, it would work in an organic solvent, dimethylformamide (DMF). Now she created random changes – mutations – in the enzyme’s genetic code and then introduced these mutated genes into bacteria that produced thousands of different variants of subtilisin.

  After this, the challenge was to find out which of all these variants worked best in the organic solvent. In evolution, we talk about survival of the fittest; in directed evolution this stage is called selection.
 
  Frances Arnold utilised the fact that subtilisin breaks down milk protein, casein. She then selected the variant of subtilisin that was most effective in breaking down casein in a solution with 35 per cent DMF. She subsequently introduced a new round of random mutations in this subtilisin, which yielded a variant that worked even better in DMF.

  In the third generation of subtilisin she found a variant that worked 256 times better in DMF than the original enzyme. This variant of the enzyme had a combination of ten different mutations, the benefits of which no one could have worked out in advance.

  With this, Frances Arnold demonstrated the power of allowing chance and directed selection, instead of solely human rationality, to govern the development of new enzymes. This was the first and most decisive step towards the revolution we are now witnessing.

  The next important step was taken by Willem P. C. Stemmer, a Dutch researcher and entrepreneur who died in 2013. He introduced yet another dimension to the directed evolution of enzymes: mating in a test tube.

(continued at https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/popular-chemistryprize2018.pdf)


Nobel prize for science involving evolution = Checkmate

Now where is BADLogic's Nobel Prize?

it is based on Nobel Prize people having been talked into believing in evolution when there is no proof.

It is based on Nobel Prize people having been convinced by the preponderance of evidence that it is a successful and repeatable experiment which shows how evolution can be used to create new medicinal drugs at an exponentially increased rate.

It is a discovery worthy of a Nobel Prize, with more than enough evidence to prove it happened

That's the thing about science... it works whether or not you believe in it

sorry, not sorry
119  Other / Politics & Society / Re: Evolution is a hoax on: October 11, 2018, 12:28:54 PM
Baddecker's logic isn't bad but...

Huh

Shocked

Bahahahaha

You must be new, so I'll forgive you...
120  Other / Politics & Society / Re: The difference between science and religion on: October 10, 2018, 10:45:42 PM
3 scientists just won a Nobel Prize for using evolution in chemisty!

https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/popular-chemistryprize2018.pdf

Quote
A (r)evolution in chemistry

  The power of evolution is revealed through the diversity of life. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 is awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for the way they have taken control of evolution and used it for the greatest benefit to humankind. Enzymes developed through directed evolution are now used to produce biofuels and pharmaceuticals, among other things. Antibodies evolved using a method called phage display can combat autoimmune diseases and, in some cases, cure metastatic cancer.
(...)
  This process has now come so far that it has given rise to three individuals so complex they have managed to master evolution themselves. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018 is awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter, because they have revolutionized both chemistry and the development of new pharmaceuticals through directed evolution. Let’s begin with the star of enzyme engineering: Frances Arnold.  
(...)
  For several years, she had tried to change an enzyme called subtilisin so that rather than catalysing chemical reactions in a water-based solution, it would work in an organic solvent, dimethylformamide (DMF). Now she created random changes – mutations – in the enzyme’s genetic code and then introduced these mutated genes into bacteria that produced thousands of different variants of subtilisin.

  After this, the challenge was to find out which of all these variants worked best in the organic solvent. In evolution, we talk about survival of the fittest; in directed evolution this stage is called selection.
 
  Frances Arnold utilised the fact that subtilisin breaks down milk protein, casein. She then selected the variant of subtilisin that was most effective in breaking down casein in a solution with 35 per cent DMF. She subsequently introduced a new round of random mutations in this subtilisin, which yielded a variant that worked even better in DMF.

  In the third generation of subtilisin she found a variant that worked 256 times better in DMF than the original enzyme. This variant of the enzyme had a combination of ten different mutations, the benefits of which no one could have worked out in advance.

  With this, Frances Arnold demonstrated the power of allowing chance and directed selection, instead of solely human rationality, to govern the development of new enzymes. This was the first and most decisive step towards the revolution we are now witnessing.

  The next important step was taken by Willem P. C. Stemmer, a Dutch researcher and entrepreneur who died in 2013. He introduced yet another dimension to the directed evolution of enzymes: mating in a test tube.

(continued at https://www.nobelprize.org/uploads/2018/10/popular-chemistryprize2018.pdf)


Nobel prize for science involving evolution = Checkmate

Now where is BADLogic's Nobel Prize?
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