Tag: cell division
The Eukaryotic Cell Cycle: An Irreducibly Complex System
Any system that achieves a complex higher-level objective by means of various well-matched interacting components requires foresight to come about.
The Elegant Spindle Assembly Checkpoint
Without this exquisitely engineered system, the cell risks distributing an uneven number of chromosomes to the daughter cells.
Study Finds Life’s Origin “Required a Surprisingly Short Interval of Geologic Time”
It’s certainly not impossible that life was already present on Earth at 4.2 Ga. And if it were true it would have intriguing implications.
Springs, Glues, and Rocket Launchers in Cell Division
The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways.
Herding Chromosomes in the Mitosis Corral
The molecules of life do much more than convey information. They combine and impose physical forces on each other in intricate, functional ways.