Tag: Immune System
“That Is a Lot of Evolution”: Study Finds LUCA Required 2,600 Genes
One scientist commented, “LUCA was a very complex cell, with a genome similar to modern bacteria.”
Sense of Touch Is More Finely Tuned than We Thought
Like machines that deliver goods or open doors at the push of a button, mechanosensitive channels respond on contact.
Fleshing Out a Theory of Biological Design
Steve Laufmann and Michael Egnor explore these and other insights at the intersection of biology and engineering.
Your Intelligently Designed Body Is a System of Systems
To be alive, every cell in your body needs solutions to a complicated set of problems.
Doctor’s Diary: There’s Nothing Funny About Evolution
Is a sense of humor a byproduct, an accident, or was it installed on purpose? For better health? There definitely seems to be a purpose.