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Signature in the Cell

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HarperCollins, Jun 23, 2009 - Science - 624 pages

One hundred fifty years ago, Charles Darwin revolutionized biology, but did he refute intelligent design (ID)? In Signature in the Cell, Stephen Meyer argues that he did not.

Much confusion surrounds the theory of intelligent design. Frequently misrepresented by the media, politicians, and local school boards, intelligent design can be defended on purely scientific grounds in accordance with the same rigorous methods that apply to every proposed origin-of-life theory.

Signature in the Cell is the first book to make a comprehensive case for intelligent design based upon DNA. Meyer embarks on an odyssey of discovery as he investigates current evolutionary theories and the evidence that ultimately led him to affirm intelligent design. Clearly defining what ID is and is not, Meyer shows that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or "giving up on science," but instead upon our growing scientific knowledge of the information stored in the cell.

A leading proponent of intelligent design in the scientific community, Meyer presents a compelling case that will generate heated debate, command attention, and find new adherents from leading scientists around the world.

  

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Review: Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (Signature in the Cell #1)

User Review  - Michael Johnson - Goodreads

He never touched religion in this, which was a wise move. I have always had a nagging disbelief of evolution and this book with a few others just sealed the deal. Pure science, not big corporate ... Read full review

Review: Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design (Signature in the Cell #1)

User Review  - Jeff - Goodreads

What a great book. It is dense and intellegent, but I also found it accessable. I can understand how atheists get upset with this book as it picks apart neoDarwinism (the religion of many atheists), but this theory does not say who is the designer. It just says one exists. Read full review

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Contents

Prologue
1
DNA Darwin and the Appearance of Design
5
The Evolution of a Mystery and Why It Matters
33
The Double Helix
58
Signature in the Cell
85
The Molecular Labyrinth
112
The Origin of Science and the Possibility of Design
136
Of Clues to Causes
150
The Best Explanation
324
Another Road to Rome
349
But Does It Explain?
373
But Is It Science?
396
Sauce for the Goose
416
Why It Matters
439
A Living Science
453
Some Predictions of Intelligent Design
481

Chance Elimination and Pattern Recognition
173
Ends and Odds
194
Beyond the Reach of Chance
215
SelfOrganization and Biochemical Predestination
229
Thinking Outside the Bonds
253
Chance and Necessity or the Cat in the Hat Comes Back
271
The RNA World
296
Multiverse Cosmology and the Origin of Life
499
Notes
509
Bibliography
563
Index
597
Acknowledgments
613
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About the author (2009)

Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science after working as an oil industry geophysicist. He now directs the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle, Washington. He authored Signature in the Cell, a Times Literary Supplement (London) Book of the Year. Meyer has appeared on all the top national television networks, major talk radio programs and NPR, as well as major Christian media outlets. He has also been featured in two New York Times front-page stories.

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