Are Some Mutations Directed? A Response to “From Atoms to Traits” in Scientifi
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Scientifi c American has devoted the fi rst issue of 2009 to promoting evolution as the “most powerful idea in science.” The cover lists “How life invents complex traits” as one of the topics covered. In “From Atoms to Traits,” David M. Kingsley describes the molecular basis for a number of different traits.1 Does the evidence he presents really support the notion that life arose by chance and has developed through random mutations in DNA?
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