How does one explain the nature of living things if the second law of thermodynamics is correct?

According to Shannon's discoveries about the laws of information, entropy—the second law of thermodynamics—controls the translation and transfer of information.

Since DNA is a code for information, applying the laws of information to it shows that mutations will always result in less specific information, which implies that life forms will become less diverse.

The second law shows that, contrary to what Darwinian evolution, which predicts descent with modification, the nature of living things is becoming less and less complex.

The nature of living things can be explained within the framework of the second law of thermodynamics by considering that living organisms are open systems that maintain order and complexity by continuously exchanging energy and matter with their surroundings. This allows living systems to temporarily overcome the natural tendency towards entropy increase dictated by the second law.