the mathematically impossible time scale that is needed to support emergence of new genes which drive the explosion of new species during the Cambrian period. Marshall points out that the relatively fast appearance of new animal species in this period is not driven by new genes, but rather by evolving from existing genes through "rewiring" of the gene regulatory networks (GRNs). This basis of morphogenesis is dismissed by Meyer due to his fixation on novel genes and new protein folds as prerequisite of emergence of new species. The root of his bias is his "God of the gaps" approach to knowledge and the sentimental quest to "provide solace to those who feel their faith undermined by secular society and by science in particular". Bibliography Footnotes Sources (also pdf) External links Stephen Meyer at the Discovery Institute Darwin's Doubt homepage Discovery Institute fellows and advisors Intelligent design advocates Living people People from Spokane, Washington 1958 births Alumni of the University of Cambridge Critics of atheism Whitworth University alumni Whitworth University faculty