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Is It Becoming Acceptable to Speak of Biological Systems and Processes in Terms of Design?

In this example, think of the Darwinese as packing peanuts that can be removed to get to the important items inside. Read More ›
Nuclear Pore Complex
Image: Nuclear pores in the nuclear envelope, by Blausen.com staff (2014). "Medical gallery of Blausen Medical 2014". WikiJournal of Medicine 1 (2). DOI:10.15347/wjm/2014.010. ISSN 2002-4436., CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons.

Nuclear Pore Complex Comes into Focus

Super-resolution microscopy is letting us peer even closer into the cell’s secrets, revealing awesome wonders. Read More ›
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How the Nucleus Guards Its Gates

Details of the nuclear pore complex, one of the largest and most complex protein systems in the cell, come into sharper focus as a team watches how it validates a messenger RNA. Read More ›
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Cell Membranes: Dynamic, Communicating, Designed

Simple bilayers of lipids? No! Cell membranes have come into their own as masterful players in numerous cellular functions. Read More ›
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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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