Tag: Nanoscale
Intelligent Design in Color Vision — A Gift to Us
How different our perception of reality would be if our brains processed visual signals from the optical nerve as only varying shades of beige or pink or grey!
An Engineering Marvel: Uncovering the Mechanism of Respiratory Complex I
Complex I is involved in the electron transport chain, which is part of the biochemical process by which we create ATP, the energy molecule of life.
Tendons Are Irreducibly Complex
A simple tissue we take for granted turns out to represent another example of irreducible complexity in the human body.
The Wonder of Water at the Nanoscale
More detail has come out on the fascinating role of water in cellular dynamics, touched on by Denton in his book, The Wonder of Water.
Cell Machines Maintain the Planet for Life
Machines packed in exquisite geometrical structures play a major role in cleaning the air and regulating carbon for the entire planet.