Tag: kinesin
Newly Discovered War Machines in the Immune System
A newly discovered defense against pathogens involves armor and bullets that render an attacker immobile and self-destructing.
Reconsidering David Hume’s Critique of Design Thinking
There is no sense in which we can say that Hume destroyed the intellectual coherence of design thinking. William Paley could already see this in 1802.
2022 YouTube Film Festival: The Workhorse of the Cell
Kinesins have two feet, or “globular heads,” that literally walk, one foot over another.
Natural Machinery Operates Without Intervention; But How?
We’re going to need a new philosophy: one that can handle realities the Elizabethans and Victorians could never have imagined.
Walking Wonder: More to Appreciate About Kinesin, the “Workhorse of the Cell”
In our video, this molecular motor appears to walk slowly and deliberately, but remember: the narrator says it can take a hundred steps a second.