Author archives: Daniel Moreno Andrés

DNA replication: how a job is well done in just a few hours

DNA replication: how a job is well done in just a few hours

BiologyGenetics

By Daniel Moreno Andrés

Think on a cell, it is alive and, among other things, it lives to reproduce itself. The paradigm of cell division is the mitosis, a wonderful dance orchestrated to equitably distribute the possessions of the mother cell: molecular structures, machinery and, especially, the genetic material. Prior to distribute, a good mother always amasses a fortune […]

Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy: another smart solution for an old challenge.

Bessel beam plane illumination microscopy: another smart solution for an old challenge.

BiologyMicrobiologyMolecular biology

By Daniel Moreno Andrés

Since the emergence of the microscope in the early seventeenth century, many claimed its invention, but many more have tried to improve it. Many problems have been resolved on the way, allowing us to poke directly with our own eyes about the heart of the living or inert matter as far as optical physics allows […]

Quantum mechanics in biological systems (III): Magnetoception

Quantum mechanics in biological systems (III): Magnetoception

BiologyPhysics

By Daniel Moreno Andrés

Magnetoception, the fantastic ability to perceive magnetic fields. A skill though impossible for long. It was difficult to assume that a 0.5 Gauss Earth’s magnetic field (your fridge has one with 100 Gauss) could have some effect on living things. However, the magnetic field perception was supported since the very beginning by experimental observation and […]