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Michael Behe

Michael Joseph Behe (/ˈbiːhiː/ BEE-hee; born January 18, 1952) is an American biochemist and an advocate of the pseudoscientific principle of intelligent design (ID).

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Known for
Irreducible complexity
Occupation
Chemistry professor
Alma mater
Drexel University (BS) University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
Born
Michael Joseph Behe (1952-01-18) January 18, 1952 (age 74) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Fields
Biochemistry
Thesis
Investigation of some physical chemical factors affecting the gelation of sickle cell hemoglobin (1978)

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Michael Behe → Access Research NetworkIrreducible Complexity, Discovery InstituteMichael Behe Biography, Facebook, IMDbMichael Behe, Lehigh UniversityMichael Behe Biography, Michael Behe Biography, TalkOrigins ArchiveMichael Behe
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Michael Behe → Drexel University (BS) University of Pennsylvania (PhD)
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Michael Behe → Michael Joseph Behe (1952-01-18) January 18, 1952 (age 74) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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Michael Behe → Biochemistry
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Michael Behe → Irreducible complexity
Occupation · 1
Michael Behe → Chemistry professor
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Michael Behe → Investigation of some physical chemical factors affecting the gelation of sickle cell hemoglobin (1978)
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Michael Behe → Lehigh University Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture

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Michael BeheAlma materDrexel University (BS) University of Pennsylvania (PhD)1.00infobox
Michael BeheBornMichael Joseph Behe (1952-01-18) January 18, 1952 (age 74) Altoona, Pennsylvania, U.S.1.00infobox
Michael BeheFieldsBiochemistry1.00infobox
Michael BeheKnown forIrreducible complexity1.00infobox
Michael BeheOccupationChemistry professor1.00infobox
Michael BeheThesisInvestigation of some physical chemical factors affecting the gelation of sickle cell hemoglobin (1978)1.00infobox
Michael BeheWorkplacesLehigh University Discovery Institute's Center for Science and Culture1.00infobox
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Michael Beherelated to External linksLehigh UniversityMichael Behe Biography0.60section
Michael Beherelated to External linksDiscovery InstituteMichael Behe Biography0.60section
Michael Beherelated to External linksAccess Research NetworkIrreducible Complexity0.60section
Michael Beherelated to External linksTalkOrigins ArchiveMichael Behe0.60section

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