“Horvitz and his colleagues discovered several genes that coded for the effectors of cell death in nematodes—the death genes. Their findings were fascinating in their own right, but by far the most unexpected and important discovery was that there were… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“establishment. In 1966, the Dutch geologist M. G. Rutten could write, in a charmingly antiquated style that has passed forever from the scientific journals:” — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“Rather surprisingly, to anyone who is most familiar with textbook mitochondria, many simple single-celled eukaryotes have mitochondria that operate in the absence of oxygen. Instead of using oxygen to burn up food, these ‘anaerobic’ mitochondria use other simple compounds like nitrate or nitrite. In most other respects, they operate in a very similar fashion to our own mitochondria, and are… — Nick Lane Copy Share
“Pigments such as haemoglobin are coloured because they absorb light of particular colours (bands of light, as in a rainbow) and reflect back light of other colours. The pattern of light absorbed by a compound is known as its absorption spectrum. When binding oxygen, haemoglobin absorbs light in the blue-green and yellow parts of the spectrum, but reflects back red… — Nick Lane Copy Share
“Energy and life go hand in hand. If you stop breathing, you will not be able to generate the energy you need for staying… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“In an average person, ATP is produced at a rate of 9 × 1020 molecules per second, which equates to a turnover rate (the… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“But whatever our beliefs, this richness of understanding should be a cause for marvel and celebration.” — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“and predictions. Science is often presented as ‘the facts’, frequently in” — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“One mitochondrion contains tens of thousands of copies of each respiratory complex. A single cell contains hundreds or thousands of mitochondria. Your 40 trillion… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“This was difficult to prove as most hydrogenosomes have lost their entire genome, but it is now established with some certainty.1 In other words,… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“Matters came to a head after 1918, when the French scientist Paul Portier published his rhetorical masterpiece Les Symbiotes. He was nothing if not… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
“Metabolically active cells, such as those of the liver, kidneys, muscles, and brain, have hundreds or thousands of mitochondria, making up some 40 per… — Nick Lane Copy Share Image
