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The Elegant Spindle Assembly Checkpoint

Without this exquisitely engineered system, the cell risks distributing an uneven number of chromosomes to the daughter cells. Read More ›
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Photo: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, by Dartmouth Electron Microscope Facility, Dartmouth College, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

A Biochemical Icon of Intelligent Design, ATP Synthase Does More than Spin

As super-resolution imaging improves, the world’s smallest rotary motor continues to amaze. Read More ›
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In Cells and Whole Organisms, Repair Mechanisms Imply Foresight, Not Evolution

It takes foresight to make complex tools and procedures that can restore the functions of other tools. A blind process can only see the immediate present. Read More ›
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Big Fertility Is Fast Becoming a Moral Hazard

This “experiment” was very wrong on at least four fronts. First, it created human life for the purpose of experimenting upon it. Read More ›
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Protein Folds Violate Evolutionary Expectations

Protein folds show more flexibility than previously thought, but the flexibility appears designed. If it’s hard to get one fold to work, how about two in the same protein? 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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