Virus Adapts with Gene Accordion

Viruses were originally created for a good purpose, but some cause disease in today's fallen world.1 Good or bad, viruses are well-designed molecular machines.2 And like all machines, they need certain traits to fulfill their functions.


Scientists Discover New Molecular Motor 'Clutch'

How would a vehicle slow or stop on time or on target without some mechanism to disengage the engine from the drive train?


Eight Spears Found in German Coal Mine

Researchers discovered eight well-manufactured throwing spears in an Ice Age coal deposit near Schöningen, Germany. They are calling these the oldest human tools. What can forensic science reveal about the people who made them?


Stark Differences Between Human and Chimp Brains


Optimized Engineering in Locust Legs

People instantly recognize intelligent engineering in a structure that has optimized size or shape. Optimum parameters don't just happen. So when two mechanical engineers recently discovered optimum sizing in locust legs, to what did they attribute that high level of engineering?

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