Knowledge by design: molecular recognition. From: Chemistry and Industry | Date: May 15, 1989| Author: Artymiuk, Peter; Ford, Geoffrey; Blackburn, Michael | COPYRIGHT 1989 Society of Chemical Industry. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Knowledge by Design

Life owes its very existence to the ability of cells to transmit their genetic information to succeeding generations, to convert it into controlled activity inside the cell, and to communicate with other cells in the same organism -- often over considerable distances. All of these processes involve the ability of molecules of precisely defined shapes and structures to participate in molecular recognition.

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