Tag: University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Human Engineers Can’t Top These Biological Intelligent Designs
In labs around the world, scientists are fascinated by living designs. Here are just a few examples of what is being reported on a weekly basis.
Electroactive Bacteria: A “Mind-Blowing” Case of Intelligent Design
Somehow, G. sulfurreducens “know” how to assemble molecules in their pili in an exact sequential and functional order.
Membrane Channels Show Astonishing Specificity
The “selectivity filters” in membrane channels of living cells are able to discriminate between very similar molecules or atoms using complex mechanisms.
Sea Turtles Swim Against the Darwin Current
Was there ever a more incongruous animal to imagine being a swimming champion?