The cell is the basic unit of life--nothing within it is alive, but when these things all come together they, like Frankenstein's monster in the presence of electricity, LIVE! The cell does everything the entire body does, and vice versa--breathe, excrete, secrete, move, work, grow, reproduce. The basic function of the cell is protein synthesis, whereby DNA tells cells what to do. But there is so much more! Biology is basically exploring the universe of the cell.... Friday, September 10, 2010
The cell....
The cell is the basic unit of life--nothing within it is alive, but when these things all come together they, like Frankenstein's monster in the presence of electricity, LIVE! The cell does everything the entire body does, and vice versa--breathe, excrete, secrete, move, work, grow, reproduce. The basic function of the cell is protein synthesis, whereby DNA tells cells what to do. But there is so much more! Biology is basically exploring the universe of the cell.... 
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