3 papers
q-bio.PE2026
The Emergence of Life in the Light of Evolution
Betül Kaçar, Tom A. Williams, Laura Eme +14
The origin of life is often framed primarily as a chemical problem, yet life s defining feature is evolution. Advances in geochemistry, prebiotic chemistry and molecular biology ha…
q-bio.SC2025
Decoding the Hot-Mitochondrion Paradox
Peyman Fahimi, Michael Lynch, Cherif F. Matta
In a 2018 paper and a subsequent article published in 2023, researchers reported that mitochondria maintain temperatures 10oC-15oC higher than the surrounding cytoplasm-a finding t…
physics.bio-ph2025
Costs and benefits of phytoplankton motility
Peyman Fahimi, Andrew J. Irwin, Michael Lynch
The motility skills of phytoplankton have evolved and persisted over millions of years, primarily in response to factors such as nutrient and light availability, temperature and vi…