Friday, May 28, 2021

Toxic beetle genetics reveals how evolution creates new organs



At least this item identifies a key issue.  all multicellular organisms on earth consist of a finite number of what we call organs.  This includes bone(s) and skin  My big take home is that the number of these organs are both finite and deeply conservative.  Between the bone organ and the skin(exoskeleton) organ we manufacture all complex life on earth.


From this and a handful of other organs like muscle and the nervous system we have most of it.  again this is a small finite number of organs all evolved once and then used over and over ad infinitum.  with that tool kit, the rest of evolutionary develoment took place.


What needs to strike home though is just how conservative this all was.  i share organs with every critter out there on land and on sea. Nature looks like a drama queen at times, but it just is not so.  Imagine every organ as a specific sub routine  which can be adjusted to needs.



Toxic beetle genetics reveals how evolution creates new organs



Adult predatory greenhouse beetle eating fly larvae

Nigel Catlin / Alami

Beetle toxic punches help reveal how new types of cells develop and co-evolve to create organs. These mechanisms can be applied to the more complex organs of animals, including humans.


The fundamental challenge facing multicellular animals is how to coordinate different cell types so that higher levels of function, such as organ function, emerge from their interactions. Joe hoodie At the California Institute of Technology. However, biologists know relatively little about how this happens.

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Toxic beetle genetics reveals how evolution creates new organs



https://www.newscientist.com/article/2278460-toxic-beetles-genetics-reveals-how-evolution-makes-new-organs/?

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