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Author:

Meyer, Stephen C.

Title:

Signature in the cell : DNA and the evidence for intelligent design / Stephen C. Meyer.

Edition:

1st HarperCollins pbk. ed.

Publisher:

HarperOne,

Copyright Date:

2010, c2009

Description:

viii, 611 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Intelligent design (Teleology)
Evolution (Biology)--Religious aspects.
Religion and science.
Natural theology.
Evolution--Religious aspects.
Religion and science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [509]-595) and index.

Contents:

DNA, Darwin, and the appearance of design -- The evolution of a mystery and why it matters -- The double helix -- Signature in the cell -- The molecular labyrinth -- The origin of science and the possibility of design -- Of clues to causes -- Chance elimination and pattern recognition -- Ends and odds -- Beyond the reach of chance -- Self-organization and biochemical presentation -- Thinking outside the bonds -- Chance and necessity, or the cat in the hat comes back -- The RNA world -- The best explanation -- Another road to Rome -- But does it explain? -- But is it science? -- Sauce for the goose -- Why it matters.

Summary:

Examines various attempts to explain the origins of life, and discusses the author's findings on how digital code embedded in DNA provides evidence in support of the theory of intelligent design.

ISBN:

0061472794
9780061472794 (pbk.)

Locations:

HPPD845 -- Orange City Public Library (Orange City)

ENPC715 -- Sanborn Public Library (Sanborn)