Author archives: Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias

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BiologyPhysiology

By Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias

Inside the cells of breathing organisms –microorganisms, fungi, plants and animals– a cyclically configured sequence of chemical reactions transfers the energy provided by the organic substances –based on carbon chains– incorporated in the food into ATP molecules. This process, which we call the Krebs cycle, starts with acetyl coenzyme A (or acetyl-CoA), a derivative of […]

The Death of Expertise

The Death of Expertise

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By Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias

During the last decades and, especially, throughout the 21st century, expertise is in decline in the USA. This is the subject that the author addresses in his book. I have been interested in it since I learned of its existence because I have the impression that something similar is happening in Spain, although perhaps to […]