“Evolution” Series Charged with “False Claim” on “Universal Genetic Code”
To: National Desk, Science, TV Review, & Education Writers SEATTLE–Viewers of PBS’s upcoming series EVOLUTION [Sept. 24-27] will be told of the “fact” that all living things share the same genetic code. They also will be assured that the universality of the genetic code provides “powerful evidence” that all living things “evolved on a single tree of life.” What viewers won’t be told is that this so-called “fact” is not true. “The supposed ‘fact’ of the universal genetic code is based on outdated science that has been invalidated by more recent research,” says biochemist Michael Behe a Professor of Biological Sciences at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania and a Discovery Institute Senior Fellow. He is also author of “Darwin’s Black Box”. Read More ›