Form and function

A Tek-Gnostics insight on Humanity's encoding system for future evolution.

Are you trying to teach your kids or students about DNA? Don't worry. DNA may be complicated, but these diagrams and explanation tips will make everything simple!

Tan90°, a Cafe & Bar interior by AD ARCHITECTURE, creates a complicated spatial realm full of visual variations. The entire space is internally free and can function in different scenarios. The sense of fluidity in the space creates a dialogue with people and forms a dynamic scene. The form of the space is full of imagination: it can be a cave, a space capsule, or a neuron. Photo Credits: Ouyang Yun

Periodontology on Instagram: “#Repost @lightedlori with @repostapp #gingiva #mucosa #periobasics #periodontology”

The Dream Team: Parents and Teachers. Learn the obstacles facing this team and how to overcome them.

Artist Michael Beitz has spent the last several years transforming the most common furniture silhouettes into surreal sculptures.

Contemporary Objects on Instagram: "KARIN AMDAL @karinkeramikk A background in visual communication and a fondness for graphic wit has an influence on my creative process; I act on the spark of an idea and through a combination of play and logic, unexpected solutions arise. It gives me great joy to bring these ideas to life through clay, and to experience how people connect and interact with them. I’m inspired by nature (including human) and everyday life. I play with form and function and…

When a muscle is ready to contract, calcium in the muscle fibers exposes myosin-binding sites on actin filaments. Actin−myosin cross-bridges form. By hydrolyzing ATP, myosin heads push up against actin fibrils, contracting the sarcomere. Calcium and ATP presence enables cross-bridge cycling.

Mitochondria are often called the powerhouses of the cell. We explain how they got this title, and outline other important roles that they carry out.