The Origin of Life. Science and Faith

These questions from the category of eternal: how did life arise on earth? How and by what laws did it develop? No matter how paradoxically, in search of a response to these questions, people are becoming more and more closely to scientific knowledge.
Creationist concepts, attributing the creation of living organisms to the highest forces, attract supporters with their seeming simplicity and clearness. However, according to the creators of this book, modern science, based on the evolutionary theory of life occurrence, is able to offer no less clear, but much more reliable answers to these questions. This book created by the Expert Group of the US National Academy of Sciences and the US Institute of Medicine, talks about scientific discoveries confirming the truth of the theory of evolution and clearly show the effectiveness of its use in different areas of human activity - from industry and agriculture to medicine and pharmacology