Isbn: 9780684827544 - darwin's black box: the biochemical challenge to evolution (31 risultati)

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. The author introduces the reader to such biochemical wonders as vision, blood-clotting and cellular transport, showing in each case the delicate synergy of the machines of the human body. He argues persuasively and controversially that such machines have been designed by some higher intelligence.…

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Hard Cover. Condizione: vg. Condizione sovraccoperta: vg. 5th ptg.; xii + 307 pages including index; very slight lean to spine; in very good dust jacket. Hardcover (dj).

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition; Eighth Printing. 6.75 X 1 X 9.75 inches; 307 pages; B&W illustrations. Ex-Library copy with usual identifiers. DJ flaps were cut and taped onto the endpapers. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings on text pages.; - Your satisfaction is our priority. We offer free returns and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your item will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

black & blue 1/2 cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. ink underlined copy in good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges have some tiny ink spots. approximately 58 pages with ink underlining. 7 large page corner turndowns. dustwrapper in fine cond. minor wear, not torn or price clipped. reading or study copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, no remainder markings. first edition. first printing (#1 in # line). frontis. illustration. xii+307p. b&w diagrams & illustrations. notes. index. biology. theory of evolution. philosophy. religion. psychology. ~ Virtually all serious scientists accept the truth of Darwin's theory of evolution. While the fight for its acceptance has been a long and difficult one, after a century of struggle among the cognoscenti the battle is over. Biologists are now confident that their remaining questions, such as how life on Earth began, or how the Cambrian explosion could have produced so many new species in such a short time, will be found to have Darwinian answers. They, like most of the rest of us, accept Darwin's theory to be true. But should we? What would happen if we found something that radically challenged the now accepted wisdom? In Darwin's Black Box, Michael Behe argues that evidence of evolution's limits has been right under our noses~but it is so small that we have only recently been able to see it. The field of biochemistry, begun when Watson and Crick discovered the double~helical shape of DNA, has unlocked the secrets of the cell. There, biochemists have unexpectedly discovered a world of Lilliputian complexity. As Behe engagingly demonstrates, using the examples of vision, bloodclotting, cellular transport, and more, the biochemical world comprises an arsenal of chemical machines, made up of finely calibrated, interdependent parts. For Darwinian evolution to be true, there must have been a series of mutations, each of which produced its own working machine, that led to the complexity we can now see. The more complex and interdependent each machine's parts are shown to be, the harder it is to envision Darwin's gradualistic paths. Behe surveys the professional science literature and shows that it is completely silent on the subject, stymied by the elegance of the foundation of life. Could it be that there is some greater force at work? Michael Behe is not a creationist. He believes in the scientific method, and he does not look to religious dogma for answers to these questions. But he argues persuasively that biochemical machines must have been designed~either by God, or by some other higher intelligence. For decades science has been frustrated, trying to reconcile the astonishing discoveries of modern biochemistry to a nineteenth~century theory that cannot accommodate them. With the publication of Darwin's Black Box, it is time for scientists to allow themselves to consider exciting new possibilities, and for the rest of us to watch closely.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Hardback with dust jacket in good condition. Some fraying on the dust jacket edges.

Condizione: Very Good. 1996. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condizione: Very Good. 1996. hardcover. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good. . . . .

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Third Printing. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 307 pages; Black cloth quarter spine with blue boards little wear to note. Gold lettering at spine. Book solid and tight little wear to boards. Text block clean and unmarked. Drawings illustrated. Pages tight.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The author introduces the reader to such biochemical wonders as vision, blood-clotting and cellular transport, showing in each case the delicate synergy of the machines of the human body. He argues persuasively and controversially that such machines have been designed by some higher intelligence. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. xii, 307pp., index, notes, figures. Very light wear, but a scotch tape repair to the front endpaper holds back from being a VG copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. 307 pages. 9.75x6.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Virtually all serious scientists accept the truth of Darwin's theory of evolution. While the fight for its acceptance has been a long and difficult one, after a century of struggle among the cognoscenti the battle is over. Biologists are now confident that their remaining questions, such as how life on Earth began, or how the Cambrian explosion could have produced so many new species in such a short time, will be found to have Darwinian answers. They, like most of the rest of us, accept Darwin's theory to be true. But should we? What would happen if we found something that radically challenged the now-accepted wisdom? In Darwin's Black Box, Michael Behe argues that evidence of evolution's limits has been right under our noses -- but it is so small that we have only recently been able to see it. The field of biochemistry, begun when Watson and Crick discovered the double-helical shape of DNA, has unlocked the secrets of the cell. There, biochemists have unexpectedly discovered a world of Lilliputian complexity. As Behe engagingly demonstrates, using the examples of vision, bloodclotting, cellular transport, and more, the biochemical world comprises an arsenal of chemical machines, made up of finely calibrated, interdependent parts. For Darwinian evolution to be true, there must have been a series of mutations, each of which produced its own working machine, that led to the complexity we can now see. The more complex and interdependent each machine's parts are shown to be, the harder it is to envision Darwin's gradualistic paths, Behe surveys the professional science literature and shows that it is completely silent on the subject, stymied by the elegance of the foundation of life. Could it be that there is some greater force at work? Michael Behe is not a creationist. He believes in the scientific method, and he does not look to religious dogma for answers to these questions. But he argues persuasively that biochemical machines must have been designed -- either by God, or by some other higher intelligence. For decades science has been frustrated, trying to reconcile the astonishing discoveries of modern biochemistry to a nineteenth-century theory that cannot accommodate them. With the publication of Darwin's Black Box, it is time for scientists to allow themselves to consider exciting new possibilities, and for the rest of us to watch closely. Virtually all serious scientists accept the truth of Darwin's theory of evolution. While the fight for its acceptance has been a long and difficult one, after a century of struggle among the cognoscenti the battle is over. Biologists are now confident that their remaining questions, such as how life on Earth began, or how the Cambrian explosion could have produced so many new species in such a short time, will be found to have Darwinian answers. They, like most of the rest of us, accept Darwin's theory to be true. But should we? What would happen if we found something that radically challenged the now-accepted wisdom? In Darwin's Black Box, Michael Behe argues that evidence of evolution's limits has been right under our noses -- but it is so small that we have only recently been able to see it. The field of biochemistry, begun when Watson and Crick discovered the double-helical shape of DNA, has unlocked the secrets of the cell. There, biochemists have unexpectedly discovered a world of Lilliputian complexity. As Behe engagingly demonstrates, using the examples of vision, bloodclotting, cellular transport, and more, the biochemical world comprises an arsenal of chemical machines, made up of finely calibrated, interdependent parts. For Darwinian evolution to be true, there must have been a series of mutations, each of which produced its own working machine, that led to the complexity we can now see. The more complex and interdependent each machine's parts are shown to be, the harder it is to envision Darwin's gradualistic paths, Behe surveys the professional science literature and shows th.…