THE COMPUTER UNIVERSE

OTHER ARTICLES RELATED The great Gene Fiasco Last century has been famously hailed as the century of the gene. It saw the birth of the gene as a hypothetical hereditary factor, its upbringing as a material entity and its positioning in the super icon niche. Unfortunately, the metamorphosis of the non-physical gene into particulate gene proved to be the greatest tragedy ever to happen in biology, next perhaps only to Darwinism. The protein synthesis apparatus of the cell literally got next perhaps only to Darwinism. The synthesis apparatus of the cell literally got transformed into the genetic material of an organism. The author exposes the unethical move of scientists to shape inthe material fold. It is a scientific debacle of immense magnitude with far-reaching consequences. It comes in the way of getting the right insight into phenomenon of life. Life thus remains even today undefined in biology-the science of life. Many disciplines like molecular biology, molecular genetics, genomics, biotechnology, bio-informatics, etc., are at stake. The book discusses generation of junk science as a result of the wrong concept of gene and genetic information and contrasts the situation with the [1ur’an-based scientific definition of life. For more than six decades now biologists have been knowingly or unknowingly misleading the entire world with the unscientific particulate gene concept. Although very late, scientific community must realize the failure of the concept and turn to the l1ur’an for guidance in defining life in the interest of science The author, V.A.Mohamad Ashroi in the twelve chapters of his book is trying to examine new, wider perspectives and themes of universal significance of the Holy [1ur‘an. Even when the themes are l1ur’anic the discussions are eclectic in nature, and the author brings to bear on his discussions his wide scholarship in variousmodern disciplines. Eli course, his knowledge developments in various branches of ISBN: 81-7435-427-1 Pages:404 – A