Tag: cells
The “Clumping” Problem and the Origin of Life
In the 1970s, biochemist Sidney Fox and colleagues believed they had uncovered primitive cell membrane-like structures called protenoid microspheres.
An Origin-of-Life Poser: No Short Cut to Energy-Harnessing
What about reports of a radiotrophic fungus near the Chernobyl nuclear accident that can feed off radiation?
Ralph Seelke: Remembering a Treasured Colleague
I first met you at a conference where you presented a paper on your experiment in long-term-evolution, or LTE.
Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell
Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions.
Beyond Genes: Biologists Seek Purpose in Unknown Substances, Processes
There’s more going on in DNA and cells than the old Central Dogma predicted. The time has come to look beyond genes.