A Microbiologist’s Journey to Intelligent Design

Intelligent Design the Future

Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Astronomy, Life Sciences, Science

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🗓️ 11 December 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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On this episode of ID The Future, host Eric Anderson continues his occasional interview series Why It Matters, this time with microbiologist Dr. Scott Minnich. In Part 1, Minnich shares how he first learned about intelligent design, met Dr. Stephen Meyer, and eventually became involved in the well-known documentary, Unlocking the Mystery of Life. Minnich also reflects on his childhood upbringing, his interest in the big questions, and how a run-in with a professor changed everything. This is Part 1 of a two-part conversation.

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0:00.0	I d the future a podcast about evolution and intelligent design.
0:12.0	Welcome to I. The Future. I'm Eric Anderson and today I'm pleased to continue our
0:16.2	series with members of the intelligent design community talking about their
0:19.4	stories, their backgrounds and experiences, why they're involved with intelligent design,
0:24.0	some of the challenges they've faced,
0:26.0	and the importance of following the evidence where it leads.
0:28.0	In short, why it matters.
0:30.0	Today I'm joined by Dr. Scott Minnick,
0:32.0	Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture, and Professor of Microbiology at the University of Idaho.
0:39.0	Minick is perhaps most well known for his extensive work on the bacterial
0:42.5	flagellum. Welcome Scott. Thank you it's good to participate. So when I first
0:48.2	got interested in intelligent design probably gosh 20 years ago I saw this
0:51.9	wonderful documentary,
0:53.8	unlocking the mystery of life, and remember seeing you talk about this amazing
0:58.0	molecular system, the bacterial phlegelum.
1:00.6	How did you get involved in that project? That was really interesting.
1:03.0	I had done a postdoc at Purdue.
1:06.0	It was pretty much applied molecular genetics.
1:09.0	We had, or I had cloned the Basilis Thorengensis Delta Toxin gene which is the B. Toxin that was in Monsanto put into plants and took a job in the industry but really didn't like it. I had collaborated with a friend at Purdue on
1:28.4	detection of your sinia and that involved the fluid, you know, identifying phlegelan structures that are pretty unique that we could use antibodies for and it kind of intrigued me.
1:39.0	As I read about the phlegelum, just a basic biology of it. I was fascinated. So when I was in industry, I, you know, I called up Austin Newton at Princeton and said, hey, you know, I'd like to come and work in your group.
1:55.0	It unfolded from there.
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