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Image: Topoisomerase II, via Discovery Institute.

Yes, a “Host of Machines” Are at Work in the Cell

Here are more cellular machines to dazzle us with their moving parts and functions. Read More ›
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Energy Harnessing and Blind Faith in Natural Selection

The latest animated video from Long Story Short explains the complex requirements for energy harnessing in life. Read More ›
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High Energy: Long Story Short Addresses “Energy Harnessing” and Life’s Origin

Everyone knows that maintaining life requires energy, but most do not appreciate the intricate steps required to harness it. Read More ›
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Origin of Life without Intelligent Design? Long Story Short Tackles the “Energy Harnessing” Problem

“Life’s energy harnessing process is one big paradox. You need it before you can have it, and you can’t make it until you’ve already made it." Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

If Nanomotors Are Designed, Why Not Biomotors?

Physical chemists are justifiably proud of their tiny motors that do little more than spin. How can they say that much more complex motors in life evolved? Read More ›
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Microbe Performs Rocket Science, Vital for Life on Earth

This little machine, which also knows how to recycle and reuse all its parts in a sustainable “green” way, keeps the nitrogen in balance for the whole planet. Read More ›
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irreducible complexity
Image: Bacterial flagellar motor, from Unlocking the Mystery of Life, Illustra Media.

Harvard Biophysicist Howard Berg, Flagellum’s Discoverer, Lives On

More than any other scientist, he brought to light the intricate biophysics occurring at the molecular scale in living organisms. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

ATP Synthase Gets Smarter

Two new papers reveal fine-tuning in the assembly of ATP synthase rotary motors and in its operation under ATP hydrolysis. Read More ›
ATP Synthase
Image: A scene from "Molecular Machines — ATP Synthase: The Power Plant of the Cell," via Discovery Institute.

Can New Proteins Evolve?

What enables a long chain of linked amino acids to perform highly specific molecular functions with machine-like precision? Read More ›
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How Engineers Helped Save Biology from Evolutionary Theory

Design motifs such as four-bar linkages and control systems must meet exacting requirements whether implemented in a space shuttle or a fish. Read More ›

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