Microbiology

Microbiology

Professional, peer-reviewed papers about microbes showing their role in the environment and disease, their design, and adaptive capabilities.

Parasitology and Creation

Parasitology and Creation

Dr. Matthew E. Ingle • Feb. 4, 2015

As we learn more about parasites, which don’t seem to be “good” design, we will understand better how the parasitic lifestyle resulted from the Fall.

Fungi from the Biblical Perspective

Fungi from the Biblical Perspective

Ira Loucks • Oct. 21, 2009

Fungi are intriguing organisms with a wealth of diversity in their morphology and ecology. Determining the fundamentals of their biology from a biblical perspective is a daunting but achievable task.

The Natural History of Retroviruses

The Natural History of Retroviruses

Yingguang Liu , et. al. • Sept. 30, 2009

Evolutionists assume that all endogenous retroviruses are remnants of germ line infection by exogenous retroviruses.

More Abundant than Stars

More Abundant than Stars

Dr. Georgia Purdom , et. al. • Sept. 23, 2009

Microbes form a life-sustaining organosubstrate on earth and contribute to our understanding of geology, ecology, and biology.

Toward An Understanding of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

Toward An Understanding of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi

Tom Hennigan • Feb. 18, 2009

As we seek to discover the intent of the Designer, we can enhance our stewardship of the land by using this symbiosis to re-establish polluted and disturbed landscapes and grow sustainable crops.

Microbes and the Days of Creation

Microbes and the Days of Creation

Dr. Alan L. Gillen • Jan. 16, 2008

The world of germs and microbes has received much attention in recent years. But where do microbes fit into the creation account?

Proceedings of the Microbe Forum, June 2007

Proceedings of the Microbe Forum, June 2007

Dr. Joe Francis , et. al. • Jan. 9, 2008

For many years the roles of microbes as part of God’s wonderful design have been neglected. Perhaps it is because many people associate microbes as the cause of death, disease, and suffering.

Microbiology on Answers Research Journal

Evolutionists assert that all life arose from a single-celled common ancestor over millions of years. Bacteria, also known as prokaryotes, are thought to represent simple organisms that closely resemble that first life. The endosymbiotic theory proposes that certain types of bacteria were engulfed by other cells resulting in the evolution of eukaryotic cells. The bacteria maintained a symbiotic relationship with the cells, becoming what we know today as mitochondria and chloroplasts. Microbes (bacteria, fungi, viruses, protozoans) exist in nearly every place on earth and perform important functions. They have roles in decomposition, symbiotic relationships with other organisms, nutrient cycles, and regulation of microbial populations. Very few microbes are pathogenic and cause disease.

The aim of these research papers in Answers Research Journal (ARJ) is to show that microbes are complex organisms that have been designed by God. These professional, peer-reviewed papers address issues related to microbes and how that relates to other disciplines. Our journal considers microbes in light of creation, evolution, genetics, the Fall, Noah’s Flood, symbiotic relationships, genome integration, and more.

God created microbes to be a biomatrix that connects the physical world with the living world. Through their work in decomposition and nutrient cycles, microbes liberate nutrients that in turn are used by plants, animals, and humans. Viruses and bacteria keep microbial populations balanced. However, due to the Fall, mutations in microbes have led to disease. God designed microbes to adapt and change to survive in a fallen world, but this is not an example of evolution. Adaptation doesn’t result in anything new, and microbes remain microbes.


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