Tag: daughter cells
Cell Fate: Another Hurdle for Evolution
When a stem cell divides, one daughter cell must maintain its stemness while the other specializes. Therein lies another truckload of requirements.
Spectacular Video on Molecular Machines and Cell Replication
Back in June I published a critique of a video posted on the popular YouTube science channel Veritasium.
Doctor’s Diary: The Wonder of Your Body’s Genetic Instructions
Imagine the New York Public Library cutting every manual in half daily, or more often, and sending every month entire halves to a library in London.
Doctor’s Diary: On Designed Obsolescence
Dying actually begins at conception. From the moment of conception the directions for a person’s demise are passed on to every cell.