Tag: The Miracle of the Cell
Michael Denton on Nature’s Fitness for Life
Carbon’s suite of life-friendly features is foundational to the cell’s peerless ability to build sophisticated biological forms.
From Galaxies to Atoms, a Vast Web of Fitness for Life
“The miracle of the cell completes the overall fitness paradigm that unites galaxies with atoms in a vast web of fitness for life.”
An Astonishing Life-Friendly Coincidence: The Properties of the Nonmetal Atoms
It is well established that there are far more ways in which the universe might have been that are non-conducive to life than there are life-friendly ways.
Listen: Children of Light — and Water — With Michael Denton
The sun has a fantastic range of electromagnetic radiation, from high-energy gamma rays all the way to long wavelength radio waves.
Denton Explains How Light Sustains Human Life
“The atmosphere lets through just the light we need,” says Denton, “and the sun puts out just the light we need. It’s a remarkable coincidence.”