biology – Omori Yumi

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A Leap of Faith in the complexity of Life: Mitochondria | Pantheon

In his brilliant book Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life, Nick Lane…

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Understanding the world through the lens of evolution is a similarly disorienting wake-up call. What…

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by Jessie Inchauspé In short, do the following thing:

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For centuries, people assumed that the chemical reactions occurring within living organisms had a mysterious,…

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But perhaps it is also worth acknowledging that, whether we like it or not, we…

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Every day, molecules, ions, atoms, quarks, and bosons move and interact within our hands, clothes,…

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Human irrationality in distinguishing kin from nonkin takes us to the heart of our best…

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Most bone cells – osteoblasts – are derived from mesoderm, the same embryonic tissue that…