Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Richard Dawkins: Universal DNA Code Is 'Knockdown' Evidence Of Evolution

Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins was on Grounds Friday to discuss his new book, "The Greatest Show On Earth: The Evidence For Evolution," which lays out more than a dozen lines of argument and evidence in support of evolution. Dawkins gave a quick introduction to every one of those lines of evidence (each gets a chapter in the book), speaking to a standing room only audience in the Gilmer Hall Auditorium. (Scores more were turned away after the room filled.)

The most compelling evidence of all, Dawkins explained, comes from molecular biology -- the fact that DNA code is universal among all living things, with all creatures sharing identical segments of code.

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