Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe

Nature's Destiny: How the Laws of Biology Reveal Purpose in the Universe by Denton, Michael. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780684845098.

While others search the skies for extraterrestrial life, Michael Denton has examined the recent discoveries in all the sciences to ask - Could life elsewhere be substantially different from life on Earth? Drawing on a staggering knowledge of physics, biochemistry, geology, and evolution, Denton builds a step-by-step argument for human inevitability. Life requires water, DNA, and protein; it can only flourish in an Earth-like environment. Building on these claims -which, until recently, were impossible to defend - Denton dares to address the boldest question of all - Is a homo sapien-like creature the only possible highly intelligent being in the universe?