Tag: DNA
Plant Missile Technology: A Peek in the Armory
Ballistic missiles are common in plants and fungi. Take a look at how they launch their payloads.
ORFanID: An Online Search Engine for Identifying Orfan Genes
The existence of such genes is surprising given the hypothesis of universal common descent.
The Machine Model in Medicine
The unfortunate fact is, there really are those two conflicting sides in medicine.
RNA as Cells’ “Text Messaging” System
Some researchers wonder if RNA can be understood as a common language that can be read among cells of widely different life forms.
Is the Human Shoulder Badly Designed?
Watch an acrobat performing on the parallel bars. Or a baseball player pitching a fastball. Or an athlete swimming the butterfly.