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Harun Yahya

One of the facts nullifying the theory of evolution is the incredibly complex structure of
life. The DNA molecule, located in the nucleus of cells of living beings, is a sort of da-
tabank formed of the arrangement of four different molecules in different sequences.
It contains the codes of all the physical traits of that living being. When the human
DNA is put into writing, it is calculated that this would result in an encyclopedia made
up of 900 volumes. Unquestionably, such extraordinary information definitively re-
futes the concept of coincidence.

A very interesting dilemma emerges at this point: DNA can repli-
cate itself only with the help of some specialized proteins (enzymes).
However, the synthesis of these enzymes can be realized only by the
information coded in DNA. As they both depend on each other, they
have to exist at the same time for replication. This brings the scenario
that life originated by itself to a deadlock. Prof. Leslie Orgel, an evolu-
tionist of repute from the University of San Diego, California, con-
fesses this fact in the September 1994 issue of the Scientific American

magazine:
It is extremely improbable that proteins and nucleic acids, both of
which are structurally complex, arose spontaneously in the same

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