Tag: ATP
Chemical Affinity, Motor Proteins: Good Questions from a Reader
About the movement of organelles: There are molecular motor proteins that haul them around!
More Cellular Roles Found for RNA
Previously relegated to servant tasks under the master DNA molecules, ribonucleic acids continue to surprise scientists.
About Orphan Genes — What’s the Big Problem for Evolution?
Orphan genes — genes that are present in only one species, or a group of closely related species — are of particular interest to advocates of intelligent design.
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.
Dazzling Acts in the Cell Circus
If life didn’t depend on these acts by cellular organelles and molecules, we would consider them death-defying performances in the greatest show on earth.