a. The concept of biological evolution ‘Evolution’ in biology is a general term for the understanding we have of how reproduction in organic life works. The core insight, obvious enough to be almost instinctive, is that offspring are related to their parents, and traits of lineages can be selected for, mixed and matched predictably, on … Continue reading Evolutionary History
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Quantum Biology
Quantum mechanics has not only enabled postulation of new causes for biological processes that have been inexplicable any other way, but its mathematical precision provides the platform for ingenious experiments putting the imagery of its models to the test. Most biochemistry within living cells occurs too rapidly to be accounted for with Newtonian concepts of force transfer by … Continue reading Quantum Biology