Tag: Unlocking the Mystery of Life
It Takes Work to Operate a Cell
New techniques allow biochemists to measure the forces at work in molecular machines.
Cell Machines: A Well-Designed DNA Pump
We like to remind readers that beyond the famous bacterial flagellum and ATP synthase motors, there are many more molecular machines in living cells. Here’s another.
Another Remarkable DNA Rescuing Machine
DNA is long and its strands can sometimes form complex tangles. The detangling spray you use on your kids’ hair won’t work on these.
Introducing “Bi-Fi”: The Biological Internet
Imagine storing books in DNA and sending them across a biological Internet. It’s already happening.
A Paper in Science Recognizes the “Design Principle” at Work in Chromosomes with Their Moving Parts
Our uniform experience with such systems insistently proposes that the best explanation is intelligent design.