Machine Revolution: More Details Emerge on ATP Synthase and Its Exquisite Design

One of ID's unofficial mascots, the bacterial flagellum, has a counterpart 10 times smaller that also provides strong evidence of intelligent design. Your life -- all life -- depends on this highly efficient rotary motor. Since its rotary mechanism was first suggested in 1993, details of its exquisite design continue to come to light.

ATP synthase is a rotary motor made of proteins, embedded in the membranes of mitochondria. Plants also have them in their chloroplasts. The two-part machine ha...