Philosophy
As we've seen in the first installment of this excellent documentary series on cell biology, it may have taken us a while to get a firm understanding of what cells are and how they work, but once scientists got going, there would be no stopping them.
Still, important questions remained. For instance, how is it that a bunch of molecules somehow 'know' to self-assemble into specialized cells? And how do cells 'know' what functions to perform and when? To unravel these and other mysteries, scientists decided to try to understand the chemistry of life as it played out in the nuclei of cells, and in the process they came to discover the amazing story of how information is transferred during the process of cell division.
Most astonishingly of all, the study of the chemistry of life would produce discoveries that would provide powerful support for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and his prediction of common ancestry.
If you want more on the story of the discovery of the structure of DNA, why not hear from James Watson himself?
And for more on the idea of self-assembly, check out Jim Al-Khalili's documentary The Secret Life of Chaos.
- 8. Evolutionary Theory Connects With Quantum Mechanics
8. How does evolutionary theory connect with quantum mechanics? Feel free to do a google search to buttress your answers here. Clue: Think of Brian Greene meeting Charles Darwin. If Briane Greene and...
- Cash In Your Tickets Or Take The Risk...sex In Space
"Bad news for the 220-mile high club: Researchers find sex in space could lead to life-threatening illnesses" Experiments on plants showed changes in gravity damages cells. Researchers say findings could have major implications for human health. Scientists...
- Itchy And Scratchy--pain And Pleasure
A human phenomenon that irritates and provides pleasure. Itches...from allergies, noxious plants, pesky insects, disease, infections, wound healing...and it does feel good to scratch. Scratching does come with a risk--more infection. Why would pleasure...
- Fritz Haber & Chemical Warfare Documentary
Fritz Haber December 9th, 1868 to January 29th, 1934 Good thing: Synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen; bad thing: Use of chlorine gas during World War I and Zyklon B used at the Nazi concentration camps. [Incidentally, a lot of people get...
- Deceased--geoff Ballard
Geoff Ballard October 16th, 1932 to August 2nd, 2008 Perhaps in time his name and association with fuel cells will be more popular. "Geoff Ballard, 75; geophysicist expanded use of fuel cells" by Thomas H. Maugh II August 11th, 2008 Los Angeles Times...
Philosophy
The Cell - The Chemistry of Life
Still, important questions remained. For instance, how is it that a bunch of molecules somehow 'know' to self-assemble into specialized cells? And how do cells 'know' what functions to perform and when? To unravel these and other mysteries, scientists decided to try to understand the chemistry of life as it played out in the nuclei of cells, and in the process they came to discover the amazing story of how information is transferred during the process of cell division.
Most astonishingly of all, the study of the chemistry of life would produce discoveries that would provide powerful support for Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and his prediction of common ancestry.
If you want more on the story of the discovery of the structure of DNA, why not hear from James Watson himself?
And for more on the idea of self-assembly, check out Jim Al-Khalili's documentary The Secret Life of Chaos.
- 8. Evolutionary Theory Connects With Quantum Mechanics
8. How does evolutionary theory connect with quantum mechanics? Feel free to do a google search to buttress your answers here. Clue: Think of Brian Greene meeting Charles Darwin. If Briane Greene and...
- Cash In Your Tickets Or Take The Risk...sex In Space
"Bad news for the 220-mile high club: Researchers find sex in space could lead to life-threatening illnesses" Experiments on plants showed changes in gravity damages cells. Researchers say findings could have major implications for human health. Scientists...
- Itchy And Scratchy--pain And Pleasure
A human phenomenon that irritates and provides pleasure. Itches...from allergies, noxious plants, pesky insects, disease, infections, wound healing...and it does feel good to scratch. Scratching does come with a risk--more infection. Why would pleasure...
- Fritz Haber & Chemical Warfare Documentary
Fritz Haber December 9th, 1868 to January 29th, 1934 Good thing: Synthesis of ammonia from nitrogen and hydrogen; bad thing: Use of chlorine gas during World War I and Zyklon B used at the Nazi concentration camps. [Incidentally, a lot of people get...
- Deceased--geoff Ballard
Geoff Ballard October 16th, 1932 to August 2nd, 2008 Perhaps in time his name and association with fuel cells will be more popular. "Geoff Ballard, 75; geophysicist expanded use of fuel cells" by Thomas H. Maugh II August 11th, 2008 Los Angeles Times...