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- The Cell Nucleus: An Evolutionary Mystery - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2009 from Julie LakehomerThe cells of animals, plants, fungi, and a great number of single-celled organisms like algae, amoebas, and paramecia are called “eukaryotic’ cells. In a eukaryotic cell, a nucleus contains the According to the endosymbiont theory, certain organelles in eukaryotic cells, the chloroplasts and ...
Views: 1537(3 votes) - Cells: An Evolutionary Tale - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Julie LakehomerSince the 1960’s, we have discovered a lot about the evolution of cells. Fossil evidence indicated that bacteria had not only been the first living creatures, but they had had the earth to themselves for two billion years. Bacteria are single-celled organisms. Each one carries its genes, ...
Views: 762(2 votes) - What Is Autism Trying to Teach Us? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Julie LakehomerThe rising numbers of children with autism could be a warning. Genetically, these children may be especially sensitive to some of the tens of thousands of pollutants in our environment. According to Discover magazine, autism researchers have begun paying attention to the digestive and ...
Views: 1190(4 votes) - A Little Truth about Genes - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Julie LakehomerI am amazed at the inventiveness of early researchers in pursuit of the secrets of heredity. With no idea of the true chemistry of genes, investigators designed experiments to reveal genetic facts. Geneticists of the 1930’s and ‘40’s believed, incorrectly, that genes must be made of protein. ...
Views: 676 - What We Didn’t Expect from the Human Genome Project - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2009 from Julie LakehomerThe history of DNA research is a tale of patient researchers laboring day after day on myriad tiny problems. It is a tale of myriad answers gathering at last into profound insights. This is what happened with the Human Genome Project. The question the HGP set out to answer was: What are all ...
Views: 713 - Lots and Lots of Evolution - by Submitted on May 22, 2009 from Julie LakehomerThis year, 2009, is the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, a fitting time to think about all sorts of evolution, from the evolution of our entire universe down to the evolution of molecules and beginner cells that ultimately gave rise to living creatures. In his Life of the Cosmos, Lee Smolin ...
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