Tag: cellulose
Cellulose Doesn’t Just Happen
The most abundant biopolymer on Earth requires a host of machines, genes, proteins, and accessories.
Plant Diversity and Computer Programming
I asked the gardener how come, after all these years, the soil in my geranium pots is at roughly the same level.
Nature’s Magic and Its Breathtaking Parsimony
Without this ensemble of fitness in nature, there would be no wood, no fire, no metallurgy, no modern technology.
Design Everywhere: When Maggots Fly, and More
Believe it or not, there are amazing discoveries being made that owe nothing to Darwin, at least not explicitly.
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.