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Christoph Adami is Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, as well as Professor of Physics and Astronomy, at Michigan State University. He obtained his PhD and M.A. in theoretical physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, as well as a Diplom in Physics from Bonn University (Germany). His main research focus is Darwinian evolution, which he studies at different levels of organization (from simple molecules to brains). He has pioneered the application of methods from information theory to the study of evolution, and designed the “Avida” system that launched the use of digital life as a tool for investigating basic questions in evolutionary biology. He wrote the textbook “Introduction to Artificial Life” (Springer, 1998), is the recipient of NASA’s Exceptional Achievement Medal, and a fellow of the AAAS.