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Biología celular, molecular, evolutiva y del desarrollo — los mecanismos que conectan una secuencia de bases con la diversidad de la vida.

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Empezar por un pilar

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Biología · Biología celularPilar

What is a cell? The unit of life, defined operationally

A cell is the smallest unit that can sustain itself, copy itself, and respond to its environment. Each of those requirements rules out what "cell" doesn't mean — and explains why borderline cases are interesting.

Dr. Mira Brandt2 de mayo de 20264 min de lectura
  • cells
  • fundamentals
  • cell-biology
Biología · GenéticaPilar

What is DNA? The molecule, the code, and what it doesn't determine

DNA is a four-letter molecular code that stores the information needed to build and run a cell. Understanding what it does — and the equally important things it does not do — is the foundation of modern biology.

Dr. Mira Brandt2 de mayo de 20265 min de lectura
  • dna
  • genetics
  • fundamentals
Biología · EvoluciónPilar

Cell types as the conserved unit of animal evolution

If cell types — not organs or networks — are what selection conserves, the standard textbook story about animal evolution needs structural revision.

Dr. Mira Brandt2 de mayo de 20264 min de lectura
  • evolution
  • cell-types
  • evo-devo

Recientes en Biología

Escritura más recientemente actualizada en todos los subtemas.

Biología · Biología celularPilar

What is a cell? The unit of life, defined operationally

A cell is the smallest unit that can sustain itself, copy itself, and respond to its environment. Each of those requirements rules out what "cell" doesn't mean — and explains why borderline cases are interesting.

Dr. Mira Brandt2 de mayo de 20264 min de lectura
  • cells
  • fundamentals
  • cell-biology
Biología · GenéticaPilar

What is DNA? The molecule, the code, and what it doesn't determine

DNA is a four-letter molecular code that stores the information needed to build and run a cell. Understanding what it does — and the equally important things it does not do — is the foundation of modern biology.

Dr. Mira Brandt2 de mayo de 20265 min de lectura
  • dna
  • genetics
  • fundamentals
Biología · EvoluciónPilar

Cell types as the conserved unit of animal evolution

If cell types — not organs or networks — are what selection conserves, the standard textbook story about animal evolution needs structural revision.

Dr. Mira Brandt2 de mayo de 20264 min de lectura
  • evolution
  • cell-types
  • evo-devo

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