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In concert with this, it should allow us to discern what types of traits tend to be variable, and which traits are more fixed. Finally, multiple lines of evidence can be synthesized to propose a robust natural history within various kinds of animals as they left the Ark and filled the earth. The eKINDS project has already helped to expand the creation model regarding diversification and adaptation of the original kinds. It is our hope that, by the grace of God, the project will gain momentum and more researchers will contribute. This would enable us, as believers, to significantly advance the creation model as we come to more fully understand the world God created. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We wish to express our thanks to Matthew Cserhati for providing the heat map and reviewing a draft of this paper. We also wish to thanks the donors of the eKINDS project, which makes this work possible. REFERENCES Anderson, K. 2016. Citrate utilizing mutants of Escherichia coli . 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