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Intracellular Flow and Nutrient Exchange

By Michael Alan Prestwood

Tue 24 Feb 2026
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Intracellular Flow and Nutrient Exchange

~1.2 Billion Years Ago (+/- 300 million)
Cytoplasmic streaming and vesicle transport

The movement of fluids, and in a way, the start of circulation and digestion, evolved in single celled prokaryotes right after LUCA to distribute nutrients and remove waste. Eventually, as eukaryotic cells grew larger and more complex, simple diffusion was no longer sufficient to move materials efficiently inside the cell. Cytoplasmic streaming and cytoskeleton-guided transport evolved to distribute nutrients, organelles, and waste within large single cells and simple multicellular colonies. This internal flow within a cell predates true circulatory and digestive systems: a trait of complex animals that evolve hundreds of millions of years later.

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Michael Alan Prestwood
Author & Natural Philosopher
Prestwood writes on science-first philosophy, with particular attention to the convergence of disciplines. Drawing on his TST Framework, his work emphasizes rational inquiry grounded in empirical observation while engaging questions at the edges of established knowledge. With TouchstoneTruth positioned as a living touchstone, this work aims to contribute reliable, evolving analysis in an emerging AI era where the credibility of information is increasingly contested.
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