Category: Life Sciences
Watch: Mouse Embryo Development — Axe: “Appreciate It in Silence”
“Incredible videos showing cellular movements during development of mouse embryo.”
Chemical Affinity, Motor Proteins: Good Questions from a Reader
About the movement of organelles: There are molecular motor proteins that haul them around!
Memory — New Research Reveals Cells Have It, Too
A memory of past events helps a cell learn how to respond to recurring threats and protect the genome.
Ants, Wildebeest, Penguins, and More: A Zoo of Animal Designs
Don’t kick sand in the face of a wildebeest by joking that it looks like it was made by a committee. It might flex its muscles and charge.
Flight: The Genius of Seeds
Plant seeds come equipped to spread themselves in ways that baffle engineers. Did they invent these mechanisms by chance?