Tag: microbes
New Findings About Our Mysterious “Second Brain”
It wasn’t long ago that researchers were hardly aware of the way the digestive system functions as a second brain. The big focus was neurons.
Quorum Sensing: A Clever Trick by Microbes
Robot designers are learning tricks from bacteria: how to communicate with and respond to other unseen members of a swarm.
Mimetic Behavior in the Scientific Community
Sometimes the suppression comes from the government. The restriction on doctors’ freedom to use promising treatments during the pandemic was unprecedented.
Thoughts of Evil in a Designed World
Nowhere in the animal world do we see evil that comes anywhere close to comparing with the unfortunate depths of evil displayed by humanity.
Bioelectricity Gives Biologists a Jolt
We’ve explored bioelectricity in cells. We’ve looked at it within the human body. Now, electrical engineering is being found in the realms between.