FRAGMENT FROM NATURE for the next two weekends considers the evolution of metabolic pathways. A functional cellular metabolism is arguably the test of whether genetics is actually working. And cellular metabolism has turned out to be remarkably intricate and complex. It is hard to imagine how this evolved by trial-and-error adaptations, even given aeons of time. But redundancies and futile cycles give some clues about its chaotic construction.
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022