A Creation Model of Design: Application of an Interface Systems Model in Key Global Symbiotic Relationships | The Institute for Creation Research

 
A Creation Model of Design: Application of an Interface Systems Model in Key Global Symbiotic Relationships

by Tom Hennigan, Randy Guliuzza, P.E., M.D., Matthew E. Ingle, Ph.D., and Grace Lansdell

In Proceedings of the International Conference on Creationism. 9: 228-241, article 14.

Abstract

As biologists explore the astonishing complexities of organisms, it has caused them to rethink their biological understanding, especially with organism relationships. Symbiotic relationships, including mutualists, commensals, and parasites, are long term associations between two or more autonomous creatures. They are crucial for biospheric functioning, health, and biogeochemical processes. Evolutionary models explain how and why symbionts interact and include game theory, biological markets, and/or competition- predator/prey interpretations. While these models give important insights, they depend on naturalistic assumptions of random unguided processes and system self-organization. We propose a model of symbiotic relationships focused on guided interface design. The interface is the boundary, on every autonomous organism, where intimate alliances allow for complex communication and product exchange. Elements of the interface are authentication, protocols, and common media and removal or corruption of one or more elements cause an interface system to collapse or malfunction. This may explain how some commensal and parasitic symbioses have developed since the Fall and how long-term relationships can transition from mutualistic to commensal to parasitic as they respond to changing environmental or symbiont conditions in a fallen world. Here we apply our interface model to globally important mutualists (endomycorrhiza and nitrogen fixation) and parasites (malaria and schistosomiasis). We do not address commensalism because more research is needed in this area. Data suggest that a design interface model accounts for all evolutionary interpretations and adds robust detail describing complexities required for autonomous organisms to form intimate relationships. Creation research gives our God ultimate glory and is worthwhile because his invisible attributes including design, omniscience, and relationship are clearly seen, for He desires to be known from what He has made.

Click here to read the full article text.

The Latest
NEWS
Liberty and the Word of God
“And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts” (Psalm 119:45). July 4th is called Independence Day here in our country because on...

NEWS
July 2025 ICR Wallpaper
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome...

NEWS
Valued Longtime ICR Employee Mary Smith Retires
Mary Morris Smith, an employee of the Institute for Creation Research for many years, has retired. The second daughter of ICR founder Dr. Henry M. Morris...

NEWS
Man of Science, Man of God: George Washington Carver
Who:  George Washington Carver What: Father of Modern Agriculture When: 1864 or 1865 – January 5, 1943 Where: Diamond Grove,...

ACTS & FACTS
The Scopes Monkey Trial: A Battle of Worldviews
Rhea County Courthouse in Dayton, Tennessee, and its statue of William Jennings Bryan Image credit: M. Mueller The Scopes Monkey...

ACTS & FACTS
Long Non-Coding RNAs: The Unsung Heroes of the Genome
Evolutionary theory holds that all living things came about through random, natural processes. So conventional scientists believe the genome has developed...

ACTS & FACTS
Yosemite National Park, Part 1: Tiny Clues of a Grand Picture
Yosemite National Park in California is a sure source of stunning scenery. It’s no wonder that American naturalist John Muir persuaded President...

ACTS & FACTS
From Inference to Theory: A Common Design Case Study
Without a doubt, humans, chimpanzees, and other organisms share similar features. An early explanation was that these features reflect similar designs...

ACTS & FACTS
Creation Kids: T. rex
by Michael Stamp and Susan Windsor* You're never too young to be a creation scientist and explore our Creator's world. Kids, discover...

ACTS & FACTS
Entering By The Door
Recently, I hosted a visiting pastor from a large church at ICR’s Discovery Center. As I guided him through our Dallas museum, one conversation...