That is why molecular biologists urge us to spend as much money as necessary to discover the sequence of the DNA of a human being. They say that when we know the sequence of the molecule that makes up all our genes, we will know what it is to be human. A biblical understanding of the creation of man allows us a clear path through the turbulent and often heated discussions. Man is unique in that he has been made in the image of God. As individuals, we are a mysterious unity of body and soul.
Physical death is a temporary separation of our corruptible flesh and our eternal spirit.
DNA molecules are wonderful components of God's creation, with extraordinary capacities for storing coded information, and we cannot begin to understand the complexities of molecular biology without knowing about them. Such a claim has never been justified scientifically, and it cannot be valid for man if we are truly made in God's image. In the interests of controlling the size of this review, we must pass over much of Lewontin's subject matter. Sociobiology is a subject which must also be left, together with the controversies about the use of DNA fmgerprinting as a forensic tool. However, this fails to address the problem of polymorphism.