In his book, Evolution: A View from the 21st Century, Shapiro refers to this concept of "natural genetic engineering", which he says, has proved troublesome, because many scientists feel that it supports the intelligent design argument. He suggests that "function-oriented capacities [can] be attributed to cells", even though this is "the kind of teleological thinking that scientists have been taught to avoid at all costs".Shapiro, James A. 2011. Evolution: A View from the 21st Century. Pearson Education. pp. 136–37.
In hi,s book, Evolution: A View from the 21st Century, Shapiro refers to this concept of "natural genetic engineering", which he says, has proved troublesome, because many scientists feel that it supports the intelligent design argument. He suggests that "function-oriented capacities [can] be attributed to cells" even though this is "the kind of teleological thinking that scientists have been taught to avoid at all costs".Shapiro, James A. 2011. Evolution: A View from the 21st Century. Pearson Education. pp. 136–37.