Skeptics have called it a huge mistake: the enzyme behind nearly all the food you eat. Is Rubisco really a bad design?

In this episode of Stars, Cells, and God, Fazale “Fuz” Rana and Hugh Ross examine Rubisco—the most abundant enzyme in the biosphere, which captures carbon dioxide during photosynthesis. A new study of hornworts, small land plants with an unusual “molecular Velcro” on their Rubisco, offers a surprising step forward—and a fresh look at the bad-design charge.

In this episode they discuss:

● Why skeptics call Rubisco a flawed enzyme

● How algae and hornworts concentrate carbon dioxide

● What the “molecular Velcro” discovery means for crops

● Why distinguishing oxygen from carbon dioxide is so hard

● Whether believing in design stops science

● What the ostrich in Job 39 reveals about apparent bad design

● How God uses our weaknesses

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RESOURCES:

The papers discussed in this episode:

doi.org/10.1126/science.aea015...

btiscience.org/this-odd-little...

Uprooting a “Bad Design” Argument

reasons.org/creation/life/upro...

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 Intro

1:02 Rubisco: A Brief Summary

3:08 What Scripture Says About God’s Fingerprints in Biology

8:24 Why Critics Call Rubisco Flawed

15:03 How Algae and Hornworts Concentrate Carbon Dioxide

27:33 Why Slow May Be the Smart Choice for Rubisco

38:12 Does Believing in Design Stop Science?

42:18 The Ostrich and the Case of Apparent Bad Design

45:58 Strength in Weakness and the Joy of Discovery

50:46 Conclusion

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