Tag: kinesin
Molecular Motor Threads a Spiral Staircase
Get acquainted with another irreducibly complex molecular motor. This one is a master at unfolding proteins. Its method is ingenious.
Why the Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machinery
French philosopher René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.”
Chemical Affinity, Motor Proteins: Good Questions from a Reader
About the movement of organelles: There are molecular motor proteins that haul them around!
Design in Living Things Goes Far Beyond Machines
René Descartes conceived of living things as complex machines, a concept now known as the “machine metaphor.”
Awesome Nanomachines Keep You Functioning
More details of the exquisite machines that maintain us in life have come to light.