Tag: cellulose
The Convoluted Concept of Evolving Evolvability
Try to wrap your mind around the notion that evolvability evolves by natural selection. On second thought, don’t. It’s not conducive to mental health.
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.