proteins

What: "Although the DNA is like the card or computer catalog of a library forming a list of all of the books therein, proteins are like the people who use the library "

Writer: Harry LeVine

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Date: Feb 21 2014 6:25 PM

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"Amino acids are like letters, and proteins are like words. There are many ways to put letters together to make words, and each word has a different function, a different place in the language. The protein you eat is broken down into individual amino acids in the digestive system, and then different cells take the ones they need and recombine these amino acids into the proteins that make up your body. Picture a Scrabble board full of words. Then imagine the tiles getting dumped, mixed up, and reassembled into new words."

Writer: Dr. Sears

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Date: Feb 21 2014 6:28 PM

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"Protein Targeting, Transport,
and Translocation"

This comparison appears on page
241 of the linked book. "Instead
proteins destined for chloroplasts
are like people trying to reach
work during rush hour."

Writer: Ross Dalbey, ‎Gunnar von Heijne

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Date: Dec 27 2013 12:21 PM