Signature in the Cell: DNA and the Evidence for Intelligent Design

by Meyer, Stephen C.

• ISBN13: 9780061472794
• ISBN10: 0061472794
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-06-01
• Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

Summary

A Compelling Case for Intelligent Design Based on Revolutionary Discoveries in Science In "Signature in the Cell," Stephen Meyer has written the first comprehensive DNA-based argument for intelligent design. As he tells the story of successive attempts to unravel a mystery that Charles Darwin did not address--how did life begin?--Meyer develops the case for this often-misunderstood theory using the same scientific method that Darwin himself pioneered. Offering a fresh perspective on one of the enduring mysteries of modern biology, Meyer convincingly reveals that the argument for intelligent design is not based on ignorance or "giving up on science," but instead on compelling, and mounting, scientific evidence.

Author Biography

Dr. Stephen C. Meyer received his Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in the philosophy of science and is the director of the Center for Science and Culture at the Discovery Institute in Seattle. Meyer has been featured on national television and radio programs, including The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, CBS's Sunday Morning, NBC Nightly News, ABC's World News, Good Morning America, Nightline, FOX News Live, and Tavis Smiley, and has been featured in two New York Times front-page stories. Visit the author online at www.stephencmeyer.org.

Table of Contents

Prologue	p. 1
DNA, Darwin, and the Appearance of Design	p. 11
The Evolution of a Mystery and Why It Matters	p. 33
The Double Helix	p. 58
Signature in the Cell	p. 85
The Molecular Labyrinth	p. 112
The Origin of Science and the Possibility of Design	p. 136
Of Clues to Causes	p. 150
Chance Elimination and Pattern Recognition	p. 173
Ends and Odds	p. 194
Beyond the Reach of Chance	p. 215
Self-Organization and Biochemical Predestination	p. 229
Thinking Outside the Bonds	p. 253
Chance and Necessity, or the Cat in the Hat Comes Back	p. 271
The RNA World	p. 296
The Best Explanation	p. 324
Another Road to Rome	p. 349
But Does It Explain?	p. 373
But Is It Science?	p. 396
Sauce for the Goose	p. 416
Why It Matters	p. 439
Epilogue: A Living Science	p. 453
Some Predictions of Intelligent Design	p. 481
Multiverse Cosmology and the Origin of Life	p. 499
Notes	p. 509
Bibliography	p. 563
Index	p. 597
Acknowledgments	p. 613
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