4 Proteins: Structure and Unstructure

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue 1
4. 1 The End of the Machine: A New View of Life 19
5. 2 Genes: What DNA Really Does 45
6. 3 RNA and Transcription: Reading the Message 105
7. 4 Proteins: Structure and Unstructure 139
8. 5 Networks: The Webs That Make Us 185
9. 6 Cells: Decisions, Decisions 229
10. 7 Tissues: How to Build, When to Stop 267
11. 8 Bodies: Uncovering the Pattern 299
12. 9 Agency: How Life Gets Goals and Purposes 335
13. 10 Troubleshooting: Rethinking Medicine 379
14. 11 Making and Hacking: Redesigning Life 413
15. Epilogue 445
16. Acknowledgments 461
17. Source Notes 465
18. Bibliography 471
19. Index 515