Tag: molecular motors

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Author
Jared Cochran

Date
October 7, 2024

Categories
Biology
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, ATP, biopolymers, enzymes, evolution, hydrolysis, intelligent design, kinesins, microtubules, molecular machines, molecular motors, motors, rotary motors}

Kinesins: Nanoscale Molecular Motors, Each Built for a Purpose

_{Jared Cochran
October 7, 2024

Biology, Evolution, Intelligent Design

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We have only skimmed the surface over the past four decades since the first kinesin motor was discovered in 1985. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
June 7, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, “consensus science”, Center for Science and Culture, Charles Darwin, faith, Forrest Mims, gender, humanity, molecular biologists, molecular motors, peer review, Physics Today, progress, race, science, Science (journal), scientists, The Descent of Man, trust, University of North Carolina, Wesley Smith}

Repair Trust in Science? In Science Magazine, Forrest Mims Replies

_{Casey Luskin
June 7, 2023

Evolution, Intelligent Design

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Charles Darwin is an example of a brilliant scientist who was nonetheless an imperfect human with some false ideas. Read More ›

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Author
David Coppedge

Date
March 28, 2022

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, bioengineering, ciliogenesis, Emory University, evolution, intelligent design, kinesin, microtubules, molecular motors, myosin, natural selection, Nature Communications, The Workhorse of the Cell, tinkering}

Walking Wonder: More to Appreciate About Kinesin, the “Workhorse of the Cell”

_{David Coppedge
March 28, 2022

Evolution, Intelligent Design

10}

In our video, this molecular motor appears to walk slowly and deliberately, but remember: the narrator says it can take a hundred steps a second. Read More ›

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post

Date
April 21, 2021

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, chromatin, cohesin, DNA, double helix, enhancers, enzymes, genome, intelligent design, loop extrusion, molecular motors, Nature (journal), nucleus, promoters, repair}

Cells Use Loop Extrusion to Keep DNA Optimized

_{Science and Culture
April 21, 2021

Intelligent Design

7}

A paper illustrates the action of DNA loop extrusion processes, which serve multiple functions to maintain the genome, with an interesting graphic: gears. Read More ›

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
October 12, 2020

Categories
Biology
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Carl Sagan, Darwin's Doubt, Design Inference, DNA, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, irreducibly complex systems, Journal of Theoretical Biology, logical fallacies, molecular motors, natural selection, Neo-Darwinism, Ola Hössjer, protein complexes, rarity, Simon Conway Morris, specification, Steinar Thorvaldsen, Stephen Meyer, Stuart Kauffman}

Repentant Biology Journal Offers a Weak Rebuttal to Its Own Pro-ID Fine-Tuning Paper

_{Casey Luskin
October 12, 2020

Biology, Intelligent Design

7}

The authors close by quoting Carl Sagan’s famous adage that “extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” Do they offer that kind of evidence? Read More ›

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Author
Michael Denton

Date
August 11, 2020

Categories
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, Actin, conformational changes, filaments, Fire-Maker series, intelligent design, molecular motors, muscle cell, muscle contraction, muscles, Nature’s Destiny, power stroke, protein molecules}

Appreciating the Design of Human Muscles

_{Michael Denton
August 11, 2020

Intelligent Design

5}

It is likely that no further improvement in muscle power can be achieved by increasing the density of packing of the myosin motors. Read More ›

3.7.2018--Fashion Promos 2018-- Photos by Joe Angeles/WUSTL Photos

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Date
April 2, 2018

Categories
Intelligent Design
Life Sciences
Tagged
, __k-review, Actin, cells, chromosomes, Current Biology, cytoskeleton, Douglas Axe, dynein, evolutionary theory, kinesins, microtubule, molecular motors, Nature Communications, Oregon State University, Origin, Research, transportation, U.C. Davis, Undeniable (book), University of Warwick, Washington University}

Researchers Find that in Cells, Trains Run on Time

_{Science and Culture
April 2, 2018

Intelligent Design, Life Sciences

9}

Man-made railways can’t come close to the efficiency and flexibility of those at work inside your body right now. Read More ›

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post

Date
January 15, 2018

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __edited, ATP synthase, bacteria, Berra's Blunder, co-option, Corvette, cryo-electron microscopy, Darwin's Black Box, Darwinism, Imperial College London, intelligent design, Irreducible Complexity, Michael Behe, molecular motors, Nature Communications, Nature Scientific Reports, Scott Minnich, Tim Berra}

Berra’s Blunder in Molecular Motors

_{Science and Culture
January 15, 2018

Evolution, Intelligent Design

7}

Statements in news articles suggest that some science writers, while aware of ID, don’t understand what is required for a Darwinian response. Read More ›

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post

Date
November 22, 2017

Categories
Evolution
Intelligent Design
Tagged
, __k-review, Aarhus University, ADP, ATP, Cell Press, cilia, DNA, Houston, Irreducible Complexity, kinesin, Michael Behe, molecular machines, molecular motors, nature, PNAS, rotary engine, science, William Paley}

Awesome Nanomachines Keep You Functioning

_{Science and Culture
November 22, 2017

Evolution, Intelligent Design

9}

More details of the exquisite machines that maintain us in life have come to light. Read More ›