Tag: biomineralization
Diatoms and the Mystery of Morphogenesis
From code to art: how does a linear set of instructions result in a beautifully crafted pattern? Diatoms do it, and scientists are struggling to figure out how.
By Design — How Pearls Get Their Luster
The highly valued optical properties of pearls come from sophisticated processes of biomineralization involving proteins and crystals.
Molybdenum Is Stored in Cells by a Powered Piercing Machine
The metal element 42, molybdenum, is needed in the body in extremely small but vital amounts for enzymes to work properly.
Teeth, Mollusks: Design in Biominerals
The subject of biomineralization also allows comparing the explanatory power of design over Darwinian evolution.
To Solve a (Cambrian) Problem: Declare It Solved!
Frustrated by abrupt appearance, some evolutionists are simply declaring that there is no problem with the Cambrian explosion.