John Sanford
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Dr. John C. Sanford (1950-) is the Associate Professor of Horticultural Sciences (semi-retired) at Cornell University, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station. Dr. Sanford is a researcher in genetics and is currently presently looking at the theoretical limits of mutation and selection.
He graduated in 1976 with a BS in Horticulture from the University of Minnesota. Two years later Dr. Sanford graduated with a MS in Plant Breeding/Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin. He then on to earn his Ph.D. in Plant Breeding/Plant Genetics from the University of Wisconsin in 1980.
Dr. Sanford was an atheist until he went through a marriage crisis in the 1980's with his present wife, Helen. The crisis caused him to seek the Lord and he became a born again Christian and a young-earth creationist. Dr. Sanford and his wife Helen have three children.
On behalf of intelligent design, Dr. Sanford was involved in the 2005 Kansas evolution hearings. He denied the principle of common descent and testified ..."that we were created by a special creation, by God."
As an inventor, Dr. Sanford holds more than 25 patents including the "gene gun." Dr. Sanford will speak about “God: The Intelligent Designer” at the 2007 Back to Genesis Colorado Springs Conference.
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Publications
- John Sanford's Publications
- Genetic Entropy & the Mystery of the Genome (Ivan Press, 2005)
References
- Cornell University Biography
- ICR Speaker Biographies
- Wikipedia.com John C. Sanford
- Sanford's testimony at the Kansas School Board Hearings May, 2005. Talk.Origins Archive
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