The Myth of Junk DNA
May 10, 2011
Book Release Party with author Jonathan Wells

ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PRE-ORDER OF BOOKS IS NOW CLOSED. We will allow walk-ups as space allows and books can be purchased at the event for $16 (tax included)

Forty years ago scientists discovered that more than 95% of our DNA does not encode proteins. The non-protein-coding portion was labeled “junk” and attributed to molecular accidents that have accumulated in the course of evolution. Recent books by Richard Dawkins, Francis Collins and others have used this “junk DNA” as evidence for Darwinian evolution and evidence against intelligent design (since an intelligent designer would presumably not have filled our genome with so much garbage). But new genome evidence shows that much of our non-protein-coding DNA performs essential biological functions.

Discovery Institute is proud to announce the publication of The Myth of Junk DNA by biologist Dr. Jonathan Wells. Wells, author of Icons of Evolution, wrote The Myth of Junk DNA to highlight the increasingly abundant evidence from scientific literature and recent genome projects that “junk DNA” is not science, but myth.

Join us in celebrating the release of The Myth of Junk DNA in the JBL Theater, at the Experience Music Project, at Seattle Center, on May 10th at 7:30pm. Dr. Wells will speak about his book and then take questions from the audience.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 10th, 7:30pm

WHERE: JBL Theatre

Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum (EMP/SFM)

325 5th Avenue North

Seattle, WA 98109

(on the Seattle Center Campus)

For information on getting to the EMP/SFM, and where to park go to the EMP/SFM Website

COST: Admission is FREE, but space is limited.

ONLINE REGISTRATION AND PRE-ORDER OF BOOKS IS NOW CLOSED. We will allow walk-ups as space allows and books can be purchased at the event for $16 (tax included)

If you have questions, please contact Donna Scott at (206) 292-0401 x128, djscott@discovery.org