Author: Emily Reeves
Paper Digest: Addressing Flaws in Population Dynamic Models
Reframing genetic variation as falling into separate categories — random and non-random — could provide new insights into the history of life.
The End of the Machine Metaphor?
Rather than purpose deriving from a purposeless process like natural selection, natural selection can only occur when life itself is the result of purpose.
Studying Biology with System Engineering Principles
As a biologist, I’ve often wondered what the best way is to integrate engineering ideas in biology research.
Optimization: A Theoretical Principle That Is Predictive for Biology
Are biological mechanisms optimized, or do they function poorly, evidence of their “poor design”?
Review Article Explores Design Patterns in Biological Cells
Living cells are strong candidates for being seen as aspects of the natural world resulting from design by an intelligent agent.