Tag: cell’s
The Ultimate Recycler
Right now, within your bodies this little engine is cranking away. Without this machine, oxygen-dependent life could not exist.
Cellular Self-Sacrifice — And an Allegory
No one knows how apoptosis came to be, although there are theories. Even the simplest of animals are programmed for it.
Design for ATP Extends Beyond the Rotary Engine
New discoveries explore the astonishing efficiency of the cell’s rotary engine ATP synthase, and describe new roles for other motors that deliver ATP.
New Engineering Textbook, Hacking the Cosmos, Argues for Intelligent Design
According to Halsmer, engineering involves “the creative use of resources and ingenuity to accomplish a purpose or solve a problem.” It does so by creating “affordances.”
PLOS Genetics Asks: “What Is a Mutation?”
What if there is genuine directionality in mutation? An important paper addresses the subject.