Tag: proteins
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.
Marcos Eberlin on Evolution’s Water-Gate Problem
There’s no conspiracy here, just life’s astonishing solution for admitting water into cells through “gates” while keeping lethal acidifying proteins out.
Making Predictions Against Design
From back when I was a sophomore taking biochemistry, one particular event stands out in my memory, perhaps because it was such an odd thing.
More on How Chimps and Humans Differ: Human-Specific Genes
“We don’t splice our RNA the same way chimps do,” says biologist Dr. Ann Gauger, continuing a conversation with host Sarah Chaffee.
Teaching About Intelligent Design at Hong Kong Baptist University
Ironically, our students may have more intellectual freedom in China to pursue the truth than they would have in many universities in the United States.