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Human Engineers Can’t Top These Biological Intelligent Designs

In labs around the world, scientists are fascinated by living designs. Here are just a few examples of what is being reported on a weekly basis. Read More ›
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Electroactive Bacteria: A “Mind-Blowing” Case of Intelligent Design

Somehow, G. sulfurreducens  “know” how to assemble molecules in their pili in an exact sequential and functional order. Read More ›
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Membrane Channels Show Astonishing Specificity

The “selectivity filters” in membrane channels of living cells are able to discriminate between very similar molecules or atoms using complex mechanisms. Read More ›
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Sea Turtles Swim Against the Darwin Current

Was there ever a more incongruous animal to imagine being a swimming champion? Read More ›

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