The Machinery of Life

The Machinery of Life is a journey into the sub-microscopic world of molecular machines. Readers are introduced to the types of molecules built by cells, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides; then, in a series of full-color "watercolor" illustrations, which show a...

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Main Author: Goodsell, David S. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2009.
Edition:2.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-84925-6
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505 0 # |a Introduction -- Part I: Molecules and Life: Molecular Machines -- The Processes of Living -- Part II: Molecules into Cells: Escherichia coli: One of the Simplest Cells -- Baker s Yeast: The Advantages of Compartmentation -- Human Beings: The Advantages of Specialization -- Plants: Gathering Energy from the Sun -- Part III: Cells in Health and Disease: Life and Death -- Vitamins -- Viruses: Biological Hijackers -- Poisons and Drugs. 
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