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Photo: Apoptosis, by Ltumanovskaya V. Nagibin / CC BY-SA.

In Cell Death, a Stunning Display of Intelligent Design

Even tissues have to deal with the dead, and like everything else they do, they excel at it. The number of players involved in cell death is truly astonishing. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Electron micrographs via Jackson Laboratory.

Some Proteins Act Almost Like Humans

We know they are just molecular machines, but some proteins appear to have uncanny abilities to sense a situation and make decisions. Read More ›
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Photo credit: Stan Shebs [GFDL, CC BY-SA 3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5], via Wikimedia Commons.

Plant Spiral Designs Still Unexplained

Even down to the level of molecules and genes, there doesn’t seem to be any physical reason for plants to grow “Golden Ratio” patterns. Read More ›
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Human nervous system isolated 3D hologram.
Image Credit: Игорь Розводовский - Adobe Stock

The Neuromuscular System: Your Body’s Balancing Act

Let's look at some of the ways the body acquires the information it needs about its external and internal environment. Read More ›

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