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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
August 24, 2026

Categories
Biology
Computational Sciences
Evolution
Tagged
, avida, biological systems, biology, chaperone, Christoph Adami, crystallin, Darwinian evolution, experiments, eye evolution, function, letters, mutation rate, proteins, The Evolution of Biological Information, vertebrate eye}

Avida and Making Eye Evolution Seem Plausible

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August 24, 2026

Biology, Computational Sciences, Evolution

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Adami says, “it is hard not to see the parallels to other evolutionary innovations, for example the co-option of the existing crystallin protein in the eye.” Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
August 19, 2026

Categories
Computational Sciences
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ALife, Armageddon, artificial life, bombers, bootstrappers, Christoph Adami, computer code, computer models, Core War, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian processes, evolution, guidance, hydras, imps, intelligent design, Michael Behe, non-intervention, pit-trappers, quickscanners, replicators, scanners, simulations, The Evolution of Biological Information, Tierra, VENUS (simulation)}

Simulations Point to Design: Learning from the History of Artificial Life

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August 19, 2026

Computational Sciences, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Once you introduce step-by-step guidance, you are no longer simulating an evolutionary process. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
August 18, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, adaptation, amoebas, Charles Darwin, Christoph Adami, epigenetics, evolution, evolutionary experiments, evolutionary processes, experiments, fossil record, genes, genetics, heat-resistant variants, mechanisms, mutations, regulatory genes, Reverend William Dallinger, temperatures, The Evolution of Biological Information}

Lessons from Cooked Amoebas: The Dallinger Experiment

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August 18, 2026

Evolution, Genetics

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Christoph Adami discusses work by Reverend William Dallinger, a contemporary of Charles Darwin. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
August 5, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Zoology
Tagged
, ancestral population, cecal valve, Christoph Adami, Darwinian processes, Darwinists, digestive process, environment, environmental triggers, epigenetic marker, epigenetics, evolution, genetic mutation, heads, information, information theory, intestine, islands, jaws, lizards, Podarcis melisellensis, Podarcis siculus, species, The Evolution of Biological Information}

Evolution of Biological Information: Lizards and a “New” Organ

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August 5, 2026

Evolution, Zoology

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The first experiment that Christoph Adami discusses is one where scientists transported lizards from one island to another. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 29, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Medicine
Tagged
, antiviral drugs, Christoph Adami, entropy, environment, evolution, genome, higher-order correlations, HIV, HIV evolution, information, inhibitor, Maxwell’s demon, protease, resistance, sequence entropy, The Evolution of Biological Information, treatment protocols, variability}

Evolution of Biological Information: HIV Evolution

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July 29, 2026

Evolution, Genetics, Medicine

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What Christoph Adami’s results actually show is that when HIV is subjected to the protease inhibitors, the sequence variability increases. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 28, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Genetics
Tagged
, ancestral genes, animals, arthropods, bacteria, biological descent, biological information, bony vertebrates, chordates, Christoph Adami, COX2, cytochrome c oxidase subunit II, entropy, eukaryotes, evolution, fish, homeobox, homeodomain, information, lineages, mammals, Maxwell’s demon, proteins, The Evolution of Biological Information}

Evolution of Biological Information: The Line of Descent

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July 28, 2026

Evolution, Genetics

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In the end, Christoph Adami’s method has not shown anything about the entropy or information content of ancestral sequences. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 21, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological information, Christoph Adami, complex molecular structures, damage, Darwin Devolves, Energy, evolution, genome, increase of information law, information, loss, Maxwell’s demon, Michael Behe, mutations, natural selection, The Evolution of Biological Information, William F. Basener}

Evolution of Biological Information: Maxwell’s Demon

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July 21, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Maxwell’s demon is a hypothetical entity that can increase the energy in a compartment by choosing to admit or exclude incoming particles based on speed. Read More ›

A wet concrete driveway with a slight slope and a reflecting surface, bordered by a lush green lawn and mature shrubbery.

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 17, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, biological information, brains, Christoph Adami, Claude Shannon, complexity, driveway, election results, evolution, genomes, hemoglobin, historical contingency, historical events, information, intelligent design, malaria, mutation, mutual information, nature, polling, Princeton University Press, proteins, rain, Records, sickle cell anemia, The Evolution of Biological Information, viruses, weather, weather forecast}

Evolution of Biological Information: The Definition of Information

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July 17, 2026

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Whether the driveway is wet provides information about whether it rained. If the driveway is dry, it certainly has not rained. Read More ›

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 16, 2026

Categories
Evolution
Technology
Tagged
, agency, algorithmic logic units, avida, Brain Potter, Brian Arthur, circuits, combinations, comparators, complex circuits, components, computer simulation, decoders, digital logic circuits, economists, encoders, evolution, functionality, functions, multiplexers, Nature (journal), needs, population counters, Richard Lenski, Robert Pennock, stepping stones, technology}

Technological Evolution: Accidentally Demonstrating the Limits of Evolution

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July 16, 2026

Evolution, Technology

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While economist Brian Arthur models the development of technology, he refers to it as the “evolution” of technology. Read More ›

How microservices enhance application modularity

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Author
Winston Ewert

Date
July 15, 2026

Categories
Biology
Engineering
Technology
Tagged
, biological systems, biology, Brain Potter, Brian Arthur, combinations, Construction Physics, economists, engineering, evolutionary theory, functionality, genes, genetic recombination, horizontal gene transfer, information, intelligent design, modularity, mutations, recombination, sexual reproduction, subcomponents, technology}

Modularity: Insufficient for and Unexplained by Evolution

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July 15, 2026

Biology, Engineering, Technology

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The fundamental problem with this analysis is that sexual reproduction does not make anything modular. Read More ›