16Mar 2024 by Post

The Incredible Design of Muscles

Andrew McDiarmid, antagonists, biochemistry, circulatory system, Complexity, connective tissue, Engineering, Evolution, evolutionary mechanisms, Intelligent Design, Jonathan McLatchie, Michael Behe, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscles, nervous system, respiratory system, skeletal system, synergists, tendons
To understand the limitations of evolutionary mechanisms, we have to “bite the bullet of complexity,” as biochemist Michael Behe writes. Source
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27Oct 2023 by Post

Understanding the Biochemistry — and Intelligent Design — of Muscle Contraction

acetyl choline, acetylcholine, Actin, ADP, ATP, axon terminal, biochemistry, biology, calcium ions, electrical stimulation, endoplasmic reticulum, Engineering, Evolution, Intelligent Design, ion channels, motor neuron, muscle contraction, muscle fibers, muscle relaxation, muscles, myocytes, myofibrils, myosin, nerve impulse, neurotransmitter, polarization, repolarization, sarcoplasmic reticulum, sliding filament model, sodium ions, titin, transverse tubules, tropomyosin, troponin, undirected process
Muscle contraction, which we so easily take for granted, is an incredibly complex and elegant process. Source
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