Paul Chien
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Paul Kwan Chien is a Chinese-American biologist
known for his research
on the physiology
and ecology
of intertidal
organisms and his support for intelligent design
and creationism
.
of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1966 and his Ph.D. in 1971 from the University of California at Irvine in the laboratory of marine invertebrate physiologist, Grover C. Stephens
. After a brief postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Wheeler J. North
at the Kerckhoff marine laboratory
of the California Institute of Technology
in Corona del Mar, California, he joined the faculty of the University of San Francisco
in 1973. His research has involved the transport of amino acids and metal
ions across cell membranes as well as the detoxification mechanisms
of metal ions.
's Center for Science and Culture
, hub of the intelligent design movement
. Chien is described in the Discovery Institute's Wedge document as leading its "Paleontology
Research program", in spite of the fact that, by his own admission, he has no credentials in that field. He has translated several books by intelligent design
authors, such as Phillip Johnson
's book Darwin on Trial
and Jonathan Wells' Icons of Evolution
, into Chinese.
Biologist
A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work...
known for his research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
on the physiology
Physiology
Physiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
and ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
of intertidal
Intertidal zone
The intertidal zone is the area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide . This area can include many different types of habitats, with many types of animals like starfish, sea urchins, and some species of coral...
organisms and his support for intelligent design
Intelligent design
Intelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for...
and creationism
Creationism
Creationism is the religious beliefthat humanity, life, the Earth, and the universe are the creation of a supernatural being, most often referring to the Abrahamic god. As science developed from the 18th century onwards, various views developed which aimed to reconcile science with the Genesis...
.
Biography
Chien was born in 1 January 1947 in Hong Kong and earned bachelors degrees in Biology and Chemistry from Chung Chi CollegeChung Chi College
The Chung Chi College is one of the constituent colleges of The Chinese University of Hong Kong , and one of the three original colleges that joined to form the CUHK in 1963...
of the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1966 and his Ph.D. in 1971 from the University of California at Irvine in the laboratory of marine invertebrate physiologist, Grover C. Stephens
Grover C. Stephens
Grover Cleveland Stephens , born in Oak Park, Illinois, was a marine biologist and comparative physiologist at the University of Minnesota and the University of California at Irvine.- Early life, military service, and education :...
. After a brief postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Wheeler J. North
Wheeler J. North
Wheeler J. North , born in San Francisco, California, was a marine biologist and environmental scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the California Institute of Technology...
at the Kerckhoff marine laboratory
Kerckhoff marine laboratory
The William G. Kerckhoff Marine Laboratory is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology.The lab, located 101 Dahlia St., in Corona del Mar, CA, was established by biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan in 1928 to replicate the facilities at the Stazione Zoologica in Naples, Italy. It is...
of the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
in Corona del Mar, California, he joined the faculty of the University of San Francisco
University of San Francisco
The University of San Francisco , is a private, Jesuit/Catholic university located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1855, USF was established as the first university in San Francisco. It is the second oldest institution for higher learning in California and the tenth-oldest university of...
in 1973. His research has involved the transport of amino acids and metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
ions across cell membranes as well as the detoxification mechanisms
Mechanism (biology)
In biology --and in science in general-- a mechanism is a complex object or, more generally, a process that produces a regular phenomenon. For example, natural selection is one of the mechanisms of biological evolution, other being genetic drift, biased mutation, and gene flow; competition,...
of metal ions.
Intelligent design
Chien is a fellow the Discovery InstituteDiscovery Institute
The Discovery Institute is a non-profit public policy think tank based in Seattle, Washington, best known for its advocacy of intelligent design...
's Center for Science and Culture
Center for Science and Culture
The Center for Science and Culture , formerly known as the Center for the Renewal of Science and Culture , is part of the Discovery Institute, a conservative Christian think tank in the United States...
, hub of the intelligent design movement
Intelligent design movement
The intelligent design movement is a neo-creationist religious campaign for broad social, academic and political change to promote and support the idea of "intelligent design," which asserts that "certain features of the universe and of living things are...
. Chien is described in the Discovery Institute's Wedge document as leading its "Paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
Research program", in spite of the fact that, by his own admission, he has no credentials in that field. He has translated several books by intelligent design
Intelligent design
Intelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for...
authors, such as Phillip Johnson
Phillip Johnson
Phillip Johnson, Philip Johnson, or Phil Johnson may refer to:*Philip Johnson , American architect*Philip Johnson , U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania*Philip Johnson , retired American tennis player...
's book Darwin on Trial
Darwin on Trial
Darwin on Trial is a 1991 book about the theory of evolution and the creation-evolution debate. It was written by Harvard graduate and University of California, Berkeley law professor emeritus Phillip E. Johnson...
and Jonathan Wells' Icons of Evolution
Icons of Evolution
Icons of Evolution is a book by the intelligent design advocate and fellow of the Discovery Institute, Jonathan Wells, which also includes a 2002 video companion. In the book, Wells criticized the paradigm of evolution by attacking how it is taught...
, into Chinese.
Selected publications
- Chien, Paul K., Su Xiu-Ronga, Lv Zhen-Minga, Li Tai-Wua, Liu Zhi-Ming. 2007. "Analysis of isozymes related to energy metabolism of adult Tegillarca granosa." Chinese Journal of Agricultural Biotechnology 4: 163-166, Cambridge University Press.
- Chien, Paul, Stephen C. MeyerStephen C. MeyerStephen C. Meyer is an American scholar, philosopher and advocate for intelligent design. He helped found the Center for Science and Culture of the Discovery Institute , which is the main organisation behind the intelligent design movement. Before joining the DI, Meyer was a professor at...
, Paul NelsonPaul Nelson (creationist)Paul A. Nelson is an American philosopher of science, young earth creationist and intelligent design advocate.- Biography :Nelson is the grandson of the creationist author and Lutheran minister Byron Christopher Nelson and edited a book of his grandfather's writings...
, and Marcus R. RossMarcus R. RossMarcus R. Ross is an American vertebrate paleontologist and young earth creationist. Ross was featured in a February 2007 New York Times article about the conflict between his young Earth creationist beliefs and his doctoral dissertation...
. 2004. "The Cambrian Explosion: Biology's Big Bang." In Darwinism, Design and Public EducationDarwinism, Design and Public EducationDarwinism, Design and Public Education is a 2003 anthology, consisting largely of rewritten versions of essays from a 1998 issue of Michigan State University Press's journal, Rhetoric and Public Affairs, edited by intelligent design activists John Angus Campbell and Stephen C. Meyer, neither of...
(Michigan State University Press), pp. 323-402. ISBN 0870136755 - Chien, P. K., X. C. Gan, J. Wang, and C. Q. Duan. 1998. "Relocation of civilization centers in ancient China: environmental factors." Ambio (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), 27:572-575.
- Chien, P. K., Y. Chien, and A. Furst. 1993. "Worms as a Substitute for Rodents in Toxicology: Acute Toxicity of Three Nickel Compounds." Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods, Volume 3, Issue 1 March 1993 , pages 19 – 23.
- Lin, W., M.A. RiceMichael A. RiceMichael Alan Rice, is an American professor of fisheries and aquaculture at the University of Rhode Island and former state representative from South Kingstown, Rhode Island...
, and P.K. Chien. 1992. The effects of copper, cadmium, and zinc on particle filtration and uptake of glycine in the pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 103C:181-187. - Chien, P.K. and M.A. Rice. 1985. Autoradiographic localization of exogenously supplied amino acids after uptake by the polychaete, Glycera dibranchiata Ehlers. Wasmann Journal of Biology 43:60-71.
- Rice, M.A. and P.K. Chien. 1979. Uptake, binding and clearance of divalent cadmium in Glycera dibranchiata (Annelida:Polychaeta). Marine Biology 53:33-39.
- Chien, P.K., G.C. StephensGrover C. StephensGrover Cleveland Stephens , born in Oak Park, Illinois, was a marine biologist and comparative physiologist at the University of Minnesota and the University of California at Irvine.- Early life, military service, and education :...
, and P.L. Healey, 1972. The role of ultrastructure and physiological differentiation of epithelia in amino acid uptake by the bloodworm, Glycera. Biolological Bulletin 142:219-235. - Chien, P. K., P.T. Johnson, N.D. Holland and F.A. Chapman. 1970. "The coelomic elements of sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus)." Protoplasma Journal, Volume 71, Number 4 / December, 1970.