Life and its molecules: a brief introduction.

From: AI Magazine | Date: March 22, 2004| Author: Hunter, Lawrence | Copyright information

* To appreciate bioinformatics, it is necessary to understand some of the basic concepts and terminology of molecular biology. This article is a brief introduction to the extraordinarily complex phenomenon of life and to its molecular basis. We begin with the amazing diversity of life forms and the equally amazing unity in the molecules underlying life's processes. The challenge of accounting for both the variety and the commonalities among organisms is met by evolutionary theory; ...

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