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Photo: Rescue operation, by Letartean, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

With Foresight, Cells Prepare for Emergency

Fire departments and rescue operations don’t just appear from nowhere. They require foresight to save entities from trouble. Cells know that.  Read More ›
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Appreciating the Molecular Detail of ATP Synthase

Here, I wish to highlight this animation, again narrated by Harvard’s Professor Robert Lue. Read More ›
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Watch: Animation Reveals the Intricacies of the Electron Transport Chain

In short, the electron transport chain involves the flow of electrons through a respiratory chain. Read More ›
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The Incredible Krebs Cycle

Earlier, I wrote about various obstacles to the evolutionary origins of the glycolytic pathway. As noted previously, the end result of glycolysis is pyruvate. Read More ›
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Challenges to the Evolutionary Origins of the Glycolytic Pathway

The complexity and engineering sophistication comport much better with the hypothesis of design. Read More ›
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Compact Factory Optimizes Shape for Efficiency — A New Level of Intelligent Design in Life

A microbe was found to organize its electron transport machinery in a way that bends the membrane for optimum energy utilization. Read More ›
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An Engineering Marvel: Uncovering the Mechanism of Respiratory Complex I

Complex I is involved in the electron transport chain, which is part of the biochemical process by which we create ATP, the energy molecule of life. 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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More Fantastic Molecular Machine Videos from Wehi

I’m not claiming that these video creators support intelligent design. Frankly, I have no idea where they stand. Read More ›
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The Ultimate Recycler

Right now, within your bodies this little engine is cranking away. Without this machine, oxygen-dependent life could not exist. Read More ›

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