The Machinery of Life

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Goodsell, David S. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Copernicus, 2009.
• Έκδοση: 2.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Microbiology.; Medicine.; Health.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.; Popular Science in Medicine and Health.

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...