Older Personal Blog

On my blog, Arrow Through the Sun, I have written updates to A World From Dust. These describe recent findings that relate to the chemical narrative described in the book.

Introduction to the Series

This is Water, and the Answer is 20 [swim motion convergence]

How Oxygen Stress Steers a Protein [biochemical constraints from Reactive Oxygen Species]

As Predictable as a Warm-Blooded Fish [predictable rete mirabile structures evolved multiple times]

Why Pepto-Bismol Kills Bacteria but not Humans [human cells are protected from bismuth’s stickiness with a sulfur shield]

The Higher the Level, the More Repeatable the Evolution [experimental evolution of bacteria is more parallel in a complicated environment]

This is Water, Part 2: Water Swims Around Worms [behavior is explained not by neurochemistry but fluid dynamics]

Should the White Rot Story Change? [uncertainty in lignin evolution]

How Calcium May Turn DNA Into an Antimicrobial Net [neutrophils use chemistry to catch germs]