04Aug 2025 by Post

With Foresight, Cells Prepare for Emergency

ageing, biology, biowaste, cancer, cell's, Darwinism, dendritic cells, disasters, disposal services, DNA, DNA-Protein Crosslinks, electron transport chain, Erika Causa, Evolution, Immune System, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Intelligent Design, Irreducible Complexity, lipids, Mark Fransen, Michael Behe, mitochondria, molecular machines, Nature Immunology, neurodegeneration, Nucleic Acids Research, organelles, Patricia Reis-Rodriguez, proteins, reactive oxygen species, topoisomerase, University of Cambridge, University of Strathclyde
Fire departments and rescue operations don’t just appear from nowhere. They require foresight to save entities from trouble. Cells know that.  Source
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23Feb 2024 by Post

Getting It Together: Tethers, Handshakes, and Multitaskers in the Cell

aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, anticodon, biochemistry, Caltech, channel guards, condensates, cubicles, DNA, DNA translation, double duty, droplets, dual affinity, dual affinity proteins, endoplasmic reticulum, ER–mitochondria encounter structure, eukaryotes, Evolution, evolutionarily conserved, Intelligent Design, membrane lipids, membranes, mitochondria, molecular biology, molecular machines, multitasking, offices, organelles, paradigm shift, peroxisomes, PLOS Biology, proteins, Ptc5, speckles, tethers, TIM, tom, transfer RNA, tRNA
Running a cell requires coordination. How do molecules moving in the dark interior of a cell know how and when to connect? Protein tethers offer new clues. Source
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09Mar 2023 by Post

Convergence? One-Celled Creature Has an Eye!

biology, Brian Leander, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, chromosomes, convergence, convergent evolution, electromagnetic waves, Erythropsidinium, Evolution, evolutionary plasticity, eye, Intelligent Design, light, light-sensitive spot, Living Waters, Nature (journal), New Scientist, ocelloid, optics, organelles, plankton, Timothy Standish, University of British Columbia, warnowiid dinoflagellate
“Convergent evolution” is not a process. It is a post-hoc observation based on evolutionary assumptions. Source
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04Mar 2023 by Post

Why High School Biology Made Me Angry (And Why I Like It So Much Better Now)

biology, cell membrane, cell walls, Charles Darwin, computers, Derek Muller, Discovery Institute, Education, Evolution, high school, Howard Glicksman, ID The Future, Intelligent Design, Lex Luthor, mitochondria, molecular machines, nanomachines, nucleus, organelles, oxygen, Podcasts, protoplasm, Superman, teachers, Technology, The Stream, Thermos bottle, Veritasium
Your own body has something like 30 trillion cells in it. That’s 30 trillion large cities’ worth of complexity. Source
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