17 SEP 2013 by ideonexus
Brains Grow by Natural Selection
How Brains Grow Into Bodies > Cause and Effect > Neurons are Domesticated CellsBecause brains grow into bodies by neural-pruning, the neurons in our brains are subject to natural selection and are different from our other cells by their need to survive giving them some independence.
23 JUN 2013 by ideonexus
The Yin/Yang Relationship Between Plant and Animal Respir...
Richard Feynman on Science > Cause and Effect > Why You Lose Weight While You SleepPlants are made of air, humans breath in the oxygen they release and expel the carbon they need to grow.
Folksonomies: biology relationships
Folksonomies: biology relationships
21 MAY 2013 by ideonexus
Not All Cells are Replaced in a Human Body
You Are Not the Same Person You Were as a Child > Contrast > Different Cells are Replaced at Different RatesOur brain cells are with us for life, contradicting the claim that we are completely replaced every so many years.
19 APR 2013 by ideonexus
Death is Not Definite
Death is Not Assured > Emphasis > Death is Not a Law of BiologyDeath is not a law of biology, and through increasing knowledge of science, we may extend our lives indefinitely.
06 SEP 2011 by ideonexus
The Difficulty of Defining Species
Species Divisions are Complicated > Similarity > Are There Bacteria Species?Dawkins describes the difficulty of defining any species, with missing links making it possible at all; while Frederick William Andrewes describes the difficulty of classifying bacteria, where rapid evolution and gene swapping magnify the issues Dawkins describes.