[js1138]

I am unaware of any statement by ID advacates that has been translated into an experimental design, or which has lead to field research.

[unlearner]

True. However, any attempt to create life in a lab, without regard to the ID debate, has the potential to support the ID based statement (I gave previously) of the origin of life. Also, scientists do continue to seek any evidence of a mechanism for abiogenesis (so far to no avail).

To rely on these as the only support for the hypothesis would be just plain lazy for ID proponents.

But your observation is why I can only claim my ID based statement is a hypothesis and not a theory.