Tag: amoeba
Morphogenesis: Coding for Shape
How do you get a 3-D shape from a linear code? That is the puzzle of morphogenesis.
Excerpt — The Infinite Complexity of Cells
The unique powers of cells — their “demonic catalytic powers” — and their fitness to play their unique role as the building blocks of all life are a wonder.
Early Complexity: An Evolutionary Case Study
Amoebas contain hundreds of times more DNA than humans, and this “just didn’t make sense.”
