TY - JOUR AB - In this article, the evolutionary concept of “common descent” is subjected to criticism from the perspective of knowledge concerning the subcellular etiology of similarities existing between various forms of life. These similarities (1) reveal an unimaginable level of selectivity and accuracy, and (2) are only fragments of the undivided dynamics of an individual (life cycle). The single life cycle of even the simplest living cell requires a theory that would explain the perfection of biosynthetic dynamics (in the article the example given of the latter is the so-called “ATP synthase”). Until such a theory is formulated, there is no sense in shifting the burden of explanation onto previous life cycles – let alone onto “common descent”. AU - Koszteyn, Jolanta DO - 10.5840/forphil20051013 KW - common descent, common origin, subcellular dynamics, unity of life M3 - Article PY - 2005 SN - 1426-1898 (paper) 2353-7043 (online) SP - 89-112 ST - Biomolecular Perfection and the „Common Descent“ T2 - Forum Philosophicum TI - Biomolecular Perfection and the „Common Descent“ UR - http://www.pdcnet.org/pdc/bvdb.nsf/purchase?openform&fp=forphil&id=forphil_2005_0010_0089_0110 VL - 10 ID - 200 ER -