Tag: eukaryotic cells
Zip It: How Cells Repair Leaking Membranes
Membrane repair would have been necessary for the existence of the first cell. By what miracles did it arise?
When Darwinian Evolution Became Obsolete
The theory of evolution by natural selection was unveiled to a poorly attended and generally inattentive audience at a Linnean Society meeting.
Evolution’s “Can’t Get There from Here” Problem
Scientists have experimented extensively on the classic lab animal, the fruit fly, mutating its genes in every way they can.
Cells Reach Out and Touch, Providing Evidence of Foresight and Design
Cells are equipped with sensors that recognize touch and respond accordingly. They can even reach out to other cells with nanoscopic tunnels and share parts.
Orderly Disorder: A Molecular Motor Regulated by IDP
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are common in cells. Can a disordered protein regulate a molecular motor?