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- Lima-De-faria, Antonio
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Comparison of the evolution of orchids with that of bats
- 2020
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Ingår i: Caryologia. - 0008-7114. ; 73:2, s. 51-61
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The evolution of orchids and bats is an example of DNA’s own evolution which has resulted in structures and functions which are not necessarily related to any obvious advantage to the organism. The flowers of orchids resemble: humans, apes, lizards, frogs and even shoes. The faces of bats resemble plant leaves but also horseshoes. These similarities are not accidental because they emerge repeatedly in different genera and different families. This evolutionary situation bewildered botanists and zoologists for many years, but is now elucidated by the molecular unification of plants and animals derived from the following evidence: (1) Contrary to expectation, plant and animal cells (including those of humans) could be fused and the human chromosomes were seen dividing in the plant cytoplasm. (2) Orchids, bats and humans have about the same number of genes: orchids, 21,841; bats, 21,237 and humans circa 20,000. (3) These three groups contain the same homeotic genes which decide: flower formation (orchids), body segmentation (bats) and body segmentation (humans). The leaf pattern, is formed in plants by the LEAFY master gene, but this pattern even appears in minerals, which have no genes, an indication that pure atomic processes are responsible for its emergence at the organism level.
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- Lima-de-Faria, Antonio
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Darwinism will prevail, but for how long?
- 2019
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Ingår i: Theoretical Biology Forum. - 0035-6050. ; 112:1-2, s. 101-107
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- 1. The Position of Suzan Mazur. 2. The Interviews with over 25 Scientists. 3. What is Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism. 4. The Positive Contribution of Darwinism. 5. The Negative Aspects of Darwinism. 6. A View into Future Research that Will Allow the Unraveling of the Mechanism of Evolution. 7. A Final Note.
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- Lima-de-Faria, Antonio, et al.
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Late DNA synthesis in heterochromatin.
- 1968
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Ingår i: Nature. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 0028-0836 .- 1476-4687. ; 217:5124, s. 138-142
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- Lima-De-Faria, Antonio
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Periodic tables unifying living organisms at the molecular level : The predictive power of the law of periodicity
- 2017
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Bok (refereegranskat)abstract
- The DNA sequencing of a series of living organisms has elucidated many biological problems. But the internal atomic and electronic evolution of DNA remains to be mapped in detail. RNA and DNA now appear to be the prime determinants of biological evolution leading to the sudden appearance of novel organism structures and functions that emerge “ready made” as a surprise to the organism. This has been demonstrated by the manipulation of genes that led to the sudden production of additional complete wings and legs in flies and birds. The study of this internal atomic construction of macromolecules is being investigated at the large electron accelerators such as the MAX IV Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, Lund University, Sweden. The periodicity of the chemical elements is well known from its iconic Table. Significantly, this periodicity can now be seen to extend to the properties of living organisms. Biological properties as different as: flight, vision, luminescence and regeneration, as well as others, show unexpectedly periodic emergence. They resurface, without previous announcement, in most unrelated plant and animal families and they emerge irrespective of whether the organism is a simple invertebrate or a most complex mammal. Moreover, this periodicity does not necessarily start at the cell or DNA levels but appears initially in crystals and minerals, where it is shown to be a pure atomic and electronic process, e.g. in luminescence and regeneration. The assembled molecular evidence led to the construction of Periodic Tables of living organisms, placing them in a position comparable to the periodicity of the chemical elements. Surprisingly, there are striking resemblances between the periodicities of the chemical elements and those of living organisms. In addition, the two types of Tables increase our insight into the events directing atomic evolution since the periodic law established in chemical elements turns out to be applicable to the periodicity of living organisms. The new Periodic Tables introduce a predictive capacity in biological evolution that before was hardly contemplated.
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- Lima-De-faria, Antonio
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The chromosome resembles more a crystal than other cell organelles
- 2023
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Ingår i: Caryologia. - 0008-7114. ; 76:3, s. 3-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Several organelles in the cell, such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, are lim-ited by one or several membranes, whereas others, like ribosomes and nucleoli have no membranes. Their shape is decided by their inner atomic coherence. The mineral crystal has no delimiting membranes built by separate atoms. Atomic self-assembly deter-mines its pattern. Remarkable is that the chromosome has no outer membrane limiting its pattern as seen in the light and electronic microscopes. Its pattern is also decided by the inner coherence of the atomic configuration of its DNA, RNA, and proteins. The chromosome appears to occupy an intermediate position between a mineral crystal and a cell organelle when its atomic configuration is considered.
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