Science and Culture Today Discovering Design in Nature
Topic

receptors

drinking water
Photo credit: engin akyurt via Unsplash

Liquid Harmony: How Our Bodies Manage Salt and Water

Left to their own devices, the laws of nature tend toward degradation and death, not life. Read More ›
electric cell

Welcome to the Electric Cell

Chemical signaling in the cell is fairly well known, but what about electrical signaling? Is a cell wired like an electrical network? Read More ›
reflex-test-stockpack-adobe-stock-187860427-stockpack-adobestock
Reflex test
Image Credit: DragonImages - Adobe Stock

When You Don’t Have Time to Think: Reflexes

A reflex is an involuntary, pre-programmed, automatic motor response. Read More ›
human-nervous-system-isolated-3d-hologram-stockpack-adobe-st-882636428-stockpack-adobestock
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 ›

© Discovery Institute