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Photo: Study of Skeletons, by Leonardo da Vinci [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

How the Body Controls Its Calcium

Without any one of the necessary systems being in place, the whole would fail and calcium control would be lost. Read More ›
My beautiful picture
Photo: Neanderthal skeleton, by Archaeomoonwalker (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Calcium’s Role in the Body — and a Note on the Origin of This Series

Control is the key to life. But how does the body achieve it? Read More ›
Woman having fever holding her forehead
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Temperature Control: Too Hot, Too Cold, or Just Right?

The system that regulates our core temperature seems to naturally know how to get the job done. Read More ›
Thyroid gland
Image: Thyroid gland, by Uwe Gille [GFDL, CC-BY-SA-3.0 or CC BY-SA 2.5-2.0-1.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Thyroid Function: When Real Numbers Don’t Add Up

The thyroid function of our earliest ancestors must have followed the Goldilocks principle by being just right so they could survive. Read More ›
Margo in the hot tub
Image: "Margo in the hot tub," by Michael McCullough [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Keeping Cool, Warming Up: Appreciating the Body’s Temperature Control System

The system our body uses to control its core temperature demonstrates irreducible complexity. Read More ›
Mercury-in-glass thermometer
Image: Mercury-in-glass thermometer, by Menchi (Own work) [GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons.

Thermoregulation and Thyroid Control: A Beautifully Irreducible System

The body's system to control thyroid function, plus basal metabolic rate, heat production at rest, and core temperature, seems to know what it is doing. Read More ›

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