tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post2794756673007939925..comments2024-03-19T00:53:57.072-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: FarandolaePeggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-41382996393140738562023-03-23T16:11:08.040-07:002023-03-23T16:11:08.040-07:00I think I should add a plug for Madeleine L'En...I think I should add a plug for Madeleine L'Engle, It's been my belief after reading a web page titled "the whispering Mitochondria, that not only do Mitochondria communicate with each other, but I think they are the operating system for most life on earth, also encompassing instincts and their transfer through the bottleneck of conception and that they posit a mechanism for deep Graham Danielnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-61760466590327599742022-06-05T18:15:19.763-07:002022-06-05T18:15:19.763-07:00#FarandolaeAreReal
I mean come on. https://uploa...#FarandolaeAreReal<br /><br />I mean come on. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/ATP_synthase.svg<br /><br />Tell me this isn't what is being described in the book. It's obviously the FarandolaeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-86377855795542616462021-04-20T01:16:13.584-07:002021-04-20T01:16:13.584-07:00(Far-en-Doe-Lie) or (Fare-an-Doe-Lay) or a Variati...(Far-en-Doe-Lie) or (Fare-an-Doe-Lay) or a Variation of the two...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-32140650642541219362020-04-05T11:35:15.088-07:002020-04-05T11:35:15.088-07:00Hello! Thank you for the great post. I would defin...Hello! Thank you for the great post. I would definitely sign in to your blog. Out of curiosity, how would you pronounce "Farandolae"? ThanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16848928814285738819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-22473427889027968512019-09-05T20:44:35.514-07:002019-09-05T20:44:35.514-07:00That's the beauty of science 'fiction'...That's the beauty of science 'fiction'. It brings such wonder to the world. are you so very sure Farandolae are fiction? There seems to be many electron microscopic pictures of them.<br />http://www.jbc.org/content/254/21/11170.full.pdf<br />and they are exactly as described. The most vital part of the mitochondria. There are other names such as ATPase, or ATP synthase complex but nerdpocalypsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400868756849232803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-63267542674630829562016-01-07T00:34:51.933-08:002016-01-07T00:34:51.933-08:00Useful information. Lucky me I discovered your web...Useful information. Lucky me I discovered your website accidentally, and I am stunned why this twist of fate did not happened in advance!<br />I bookmarked it.Joseph Muitahttp://chs.uonbi.ac.ke/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-4469066738514906162014-05-26T22:07:12.094-07:002014-05-26T22:07:12.094-07:00Re-reading the book and love how it inspired you. ...Re-reading the book and love how it inspired you. Also finding the books so inspiring to learn more. The first thoughts were of a new type of pasta when farandolae was introduced :)Healthy Recipeshttp://winedinedaily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-58761861887400956032012-11-13T08:01:30.018-08:002012-11-13T08:01:30.018-08:00I have just finished reading "A Wind in a Doo...I have just finished reading "A Wind in a Door". That is what got me wondering if they are real or is it something that Madeleine L'Engle. The book is very well writed and better that the first one. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-13466583697238159782008-10-18T15:39:00.000-07:002008-10-18T15:39:00.000-07:00even though people say farandolae do not exist, i ...even though people say farandolae do not exist, i will always believe in them in my heart, make that in my cells! It is rediculasly funny hearing you guys fight over how many e's there are in extremelyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-38673337661251365342008-09-24T14:49:00.000-07:002008-09-24T14:49:00.000-07:00Thanks for this interesting comment on the works o...Thanks for this interesting comment on the works of Madeleine L'Engle. Mainly people tend to only see the nice stories about family, friendship or christian motives. Of course they are nice, but there is much more to them when you dig a little deeper.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and there are even three 'e' in 'extremely'. Sorry if I misspelled something - I am German ;-D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-37400100060562883172008-08-15T21:28:00.000-07:002008-08-15T21:28:00.000-07:00actually i couldn't find the info about farandolae...actually i couldn't find the info about farandolae but i got good info from you thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-78661468948190495192008-06-22T13:44:00.000-07:002008-06-22T13:44:00.000-07:00When I read THE WIND IN THE DOOR I thought, wow. I...When I read THE WIND IN THE DOOR I thought, wow. It is absolutely fantastic that L'Engle incorporated actual microbiology into a children's[even sci-fi] book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-67635349124278082602008-06-13T05:48:00.000-07:002008-06-13T05:48:00.000-07:00In regards to "extremely has one 'e' (sorry I hate...In regards to "extremely has one 'e' (sorry I hate spelling mistakes)"<BR/><BR/>I am counting two e's in extremely (sorry I hate lame people)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-69221946195290017352008-06-06T13:25:00.000-07:002008-06-06T13:25:00.000-07:00great post, I love the books, they are part of the...great post, I love the books, they are part of the reason I am interested in physics. <BR/><BR/>to "Anonymous" above me: extremely has one 'e' (sorry I hate spelling mistakes).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-26239291031205751262008-01-13T09:44:00.000-08:002008-01-13T09:44:00.000-08:00nice info about the farandolae. i think it could v...nice info about the farandolae. i think it could very well be real, since everything contains dna, even the extreemly microscopic things. the things don't even necissarily have to be organisms. farandolae, again, probably is real, even though scientists have had a extreemly difficult time finding it, because you have to take the nucleus of a cell, and then the farandolae is millions of times Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-87074030104404083092007-10-15T15:32:00.000-07:002007-10-15T15:32:00.000-07:00peggy this is an amazing blog!peggy this is an amazing blog!Nikesh Muralihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321473140189863046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-51983251924993370212007-09-18T18:45:00.000-07:002007-09-18T18:45:00.000-07:00Thank you for the post! You know, I always, alway...Thank you for the post! You know, I always, always had wondered if farandolae were made up. I sort of guessed they were, but mostly still wished they weren't.<BR/><BR/>I suppose I should have learned better in microbiology, but I quickly learned a) I a not a morning person, and b) nobody takes attendance in university. And that was the end of that.Mister Trollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199391221220679385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-5902571170493754342007-09-18T08:18:00.000-07:002007-09-18T08:18:00.000-07:00I liked biology in school as well as science. Ther...I liked biology in school as well as science. There's a bit of it in my newest science fiction book "Partially Human" as well as an upcoming novel I'm working on.Dwaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891430866723614727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-1287180046185758742007-09-16T16:38:00.000-07:002007-09-16T16:38:00.000-07:00Thanks for the crosslink!Someday I need to blog ab...Thanks for the crosslink!<BR/><BR/>Someday I need to blog about how different science fiction folks got me into science, in particular Ben Bova and Ray Bradbury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com