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The Zygote Code and Other Mysteries

As development progresses, each cell is directed to unique use of its DNA files by the epigenetic system, which sits above the DNA. Read More ›
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When the Experts Disagree on the Origin of the Universe…

As with life, the beginning of our universe entailed special conditions, not only of the laws of physics, but also of the arrangement of its component atoms. Read More ›
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Aeon: “The Cell Is Not a Factory” — It’s Far More Complex

Viewing the cell’s nucleus as keeping a “collaborative notebook” implies record-keeping to maintain order and to act toward a purpose. Read More ›
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Sex: A Masterpiece of Design

“If any of these aspects…were different or non-existent, then sexual reproduction couldn’t take place. And so you require multiple codependent sub-functions.” Read More ›
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No. 9 Story of 2023: Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›
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On the Irreducible Complexity of Sperm Cells

Human reproduction is perhaps the quintessential example of teleology in biology. Read More ›
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Harvesting Clones to Live Forever Would Be Monstrous

Of course, Zhavoronkov’s lab is in China — the land where medical and other ethics might go to die. Read More ›

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