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The Machinery of Life

Innbundet
Engelsk
The Machinery of Life
The Machinery of Life
  • Forfatter: David S. Goodsell
  • Format: Innbundet
  • Antall sider: 167
  • Språk: Engelsk
  • Forlag/Utgiver: SD Books
  • EAN: 9780387849249
  • Utgivelsesår: 2010
  • Bidragsyter: Goodsell, David S.
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Imagine that we had some way to look directly at the molecules in a living organism. An x-ray microscope would do the trick, or since we¿re dreaming, perhaps an Asimov-style nanosubmarine (unfortunately, neither is currently feasible). Think of the wonders we could witness firsthand: antibodies atta- ing a virus, electrical signals racing down nerve fibers, proteins building new strands of DNA. Many of the questions puzzling the current cadre of sci- tists would be answered at a glance. But the nanoscale world of molecules is separated from our everyday world of experience by a daunting million-fold difference in size, so the world of molecules is completely invisible. I created the illustrations in this book to help bridge this gulf and allow us to see the molecular structure of cells, if not directly, then in an artistic rendition. I have included two types of illustrations with this goal in mind: watercolor paintings which magnify a small portion of a living cell by one million time