Tuesday, August 16, 2011

The map!

Most people beyond kindergarten have heard of DNA.
But what does it DO? It is a blueprint, a code, from which proteins (hydrocarbon backbones with unique nitrogen and other additional constituents) are made--that's all. Structural proteins, messenger proteins, transport proteins, storage proteins...the real components of living things.
There is no "magic", no mysterious "life force"--just proteins that in the right combinations use chemical energy to do work--LIVING!
It's is wondrous and beautiful, yes, but can be understood!
Be good to your proteins today!

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