Excerpt: Biodesign Out For A Walk, Chap. 11, Matthew II “Who can comprehend a submicroscopic, life-enabling molecule of information that can guide an ant or bee or elephant into making millions of yes/no, life/death decisions? Every one has its miracle story, none of which is humanly comprehensible.” Although 2020 is officially the Chinese “Year Of … [Read more…]
When new owners purchased the property adjoining ours, it included 50 acres of abandoned olive trees. When they decided to expand their grape vineyard, the old olive orchard had to be cleared. In a previous life, I worked as a “Cat-skinner,” and so I was not surprised by the low-toned thrum of the approaching Caterpillar … [Read more…]
To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee, One clover, and a bee. And revery. The revery alone will do, If bees are few. – Emily Dickinson Charles Darwin called the emergence of the angiosperms (flowering plants) an abominable mystery. He also had no clue how or why the human brain evolved. … [Read more…]