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04Feb 2026 by Post

On Evolution, Here Is What We Can Believe with High Confidence

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In a pair of YouTube videos, Rice University chemist James Tour and I reviewed more than ten recent studies of experimental evolution. Source

15Jan 2026 by Post

Systems Biology and Intelligent Design: A Natural Fit

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In December 2025, Molecular Systems Biology marked its 20th anniversary with a special editorial that reflects on the field’s development since 2005 (Bheda et al. 2025). Systems biology is an approach to studying living systems that assumes hierarchical, top-down design. The piece, authored by the journal’s editors and several contributors, shares personal perspectives on where the field stands today — and where it is headed. Ruedi Aebersold, the first contributor, states, “the first 20 years of MSB were grand; the next 20 years will be grander.” I too am optimistic about the field’s future. My optimism comes specifically from how powerfully top-down design has succeeded in giving us the complex systems of the modern world. Top-down design prunes the vast search space of possibilities through an Read More › Source

11Jul 2025 by Post

Recurring Design Logic in Living Systems

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Architects, painters, musicians, and other creators apply recognizable patterns of thinking to their craft. Source

08Jun 2025 by Post

Engineered Complexity in the Microbial World

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On a classic episode of ID the Future, host Jonathan Witt speaks with molecular biologist and professor Dustin Van Hofwegen about his research into the engineered complexity in microbial life. The two sat down at the yearly Conference on Engineering in Living Systems to discuss the event, which brings together biologists and engineers to study how engineering principles can be applied to living things, as well as Hofwegen’s article in the Journal of Bacteriology, co-authored with Carolyn Hovde and Scott Minnich, based on research conducted at the University of Idaho. Hofwegen shares his research on the famous decades-long E. coli evolution experiment conducted by Richard Lenski, which showed the sudden appearance of an ability to utilize citrate after many generations. However, Van Hofwegen’s own Read More › Source

13Nov 2024 by Post

ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes

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The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent. Source

14Dec 2023 by Post

Hitting the Brakes on “Rapid Evolution”

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Evolutionary biologist Richard Lenski hopes to demonstrate Darwinian evolution in action. But one humble scientist from Northern Idaho says not so fast! Source

02Sep 2023 by Post