Discoveries mount daily--some of them breakthroughs--providing powerful support for RTB's testable creation model. In these pages, RTB scholars describe (briefly) 10 breakthrough discoveries of 2006. This new information bolsters the case for a God-created universe and Earth. Booklets are an effective way to introduce people to Reasons To Believe.

    

    Its six sections are divided into 18 chapters setting out the geological and biological developments of each major geological period. The volume's final section looks at the ways in which the Earth and its biosphere are still evolving today. The distribution today of types of rock, geological formations, fossils and modern species are explained, and the processes of natural evolution and of landscape formation through plate tectonics are revealed here as never before.

    Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Selfish Gene, the Blind Watchmaker, the Extended Phenotype, the Ancestor's Tale, the God Delusion, River Out of Eden, the Greatest Show on Earth: the Evidence for Evolution, Unweaving the Rainbow, a Devil's Chaplain, Climbing Mount Improbable, Microcosm: E. Coli and the New Science of Life. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Ancestor's Tale (subtitled A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life) is a 2004 popular science book by Richard Dawkins, with contributions from Dawkins' research assistant Yan Wong. It follows the path of humans backwards through evolutionary history, meeting humanity's cousins as they converge on common ancestors. The book was nominated for the 2005 Aventis Prize for Science Books. Cladogram showing relationship between mammalian species as recounted in the bookThe narrative is structured as a pilgrimage, with all modern animals following their own path through history to the origin of life. Humans meet their evolutionary cousins at rendezvous points along the way, the points at which the lineage diverged. At each point Dawkins attempts to infer, from molecular and fossil evidence, the probable form of the most recent common ancestor and describes the modern animals that join humanity's growing travelling party. This structure is inspired by Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales. The pilgrimage visits a total of 40 "rendezvous points" from rendezvous zero, the most recent common ancestor of all of humanity, to rendezvous 39, eubacteria, the ancestor of all surviving organisms. Though Dawkins is confident of the essential shape of this phylogenetic taxonomy, he enters caveats on a small number of branch points where a compelling weight of evidence had not been assembled at the time of writing. At...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=95752

    12 lectures in book, on science and religion

    

    

    

    This accessible guide provides all you need to know, from the basics to the very latest technologies.30-Second Genetics cuts through the jargon to chart the most extraordinary discoveries in the field, from the fundamentals of cell biology to the recent unbelievable developments in DNA sequencing and genome editing. Advances in stem cell therapy, animal cloning, genetically tailored treatments, and genetically modified crops have made headlines, but have you ever wondered how these technologies work and what they really mean for our future? Cracking the code in 50 entries, experts demystify the key terms and concepts using no more than two pages, 300 words, and one picture. Deciphered with a sequence of beautiful graphics and supported by glossaries and biographies of key figures, here’s your quick route to becoming a gene genius.

    This DVD set provides the presentation element of the curriculum in 12 video lessons, recommended to be viewed and discussed by a trained small group leader over 13 consecutive weeks. Each "tour" is taught by Dr. Del Tackett, creator of The Truth Project. The DVDs are intended for use by a registered group facilitator in conjunction with the included Study Guide and supplemental materials.

    This classic text continues to provide the basis for understanding genetic principles behind quantitative differences, and extends these concepts to the segregation of genes that cause genetic variation in quantitative traits.