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Unlocking the Mystery of Life
“The scientific case for intelligent design.”
7.1 / 10• 2003• 1h 7m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
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Ed Ragozzino
Narrator
LeadFP
Fred Pattle
Additional Narrator
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Michael Behe
Self
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William Dembski
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Phillip E. Johnson
Self
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Dean Kenyon
Self
JM
Jed Macosko
Self
Stephen C. Meyer
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lad Allen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Unlocking the Mystery of Life is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
