Evolution: Under the Microscope
David Swift
Paperback / $25.50 / 423 pages
A Scientific Critique of the Theory of Evolution. Skeptical in outlook, the author never meant to challenge evolution, yet he could not help reflecting on the implications of molecular biology. The theme is that large biological molecules are astonishingly improbable. Indeed the criterion for folding of a protein molecule is, by itself, he says, enough to defeat any attempt at developing a protein through random processes. Based on such conclusions, the author also discusses how natural selection operates, origin of life speculations, endosymbiosis theory, origin of sex, cladistics, homology and the fossil record. The writing style is clear and interesting. Ideal for university students and scientifically lite
