:: Top News Is DNA a Fossil of the Origin of Life? Two Leading Scientists Say 'Yes' Microbiologist Carl Woese and physicist Nigel Goldenfeld both at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, argue that Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection applies only to a recent phase of life on Earth; that a process of horizontal evolution led to the rise of the genetic code. Links with more detailed information: • Is DNA a Fossil of the Origin of Life? Two Leading Scientists Say 'Yes' Published on 2/9/2010 |