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Unlocking the Mystery of Life (2003)  link to Unlocking the Mystery of Life on IMDb  

Number: 92

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IMDb Rating:
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6.4/10 (207 votes)

Country: USA,

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Documentary

Director(s): Lad Allen, Timothy Eaton

Cast: Ed Ragozzino (voice of Narrator), Fred Pattle (voice of Additional Narrator), Michael Behe (as Himself), William Dembski (as Himself - Mathematician), Phillip E. Johnson (as Himself - Author)

Medium: Unknown,

Plot Outline: Unlocking the Mystery of Life represents a unique programming opportunity for local stations. Its broadcast release coincides with the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history-James Watson and Francis Crick's discovery that the DNA molecule carries hereditary information in the form of a code that many scientists have likened to computer software or a written language. This discovery (announced on April 25,1953) sparked a scientific revolution. But it also left a fundamental question unanswered. Where did the information in DNA come from? How did the software in the cell arise? Unlocking the Mystery of Life explores these questions through the stories of a growing number of scientists who no longer believe that natural selection or chemistry, alone, can explain life's origin. Instead, they think that the microscopic world of the cell provides evidence of purpose and design in nature.

Location: D16

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3