12. The Brain

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Acknowledgments VII
3. Preface IX
4. Contents XIII
5. 1. The Stuff of Life 1
6. 2. Enzymes 12
7. 3. Vitamins 37
8. 4. Sugars 58
9. 5. Isotopes 77
10. 6. Amino Acids and Proteins 98
11. 7. Atomic Architecture 114
12. 8. Blood 129
13. 9. Cell Defense 148
14. 10. Genes 169
15. 11. Viruses and Cancer 194
16. 12. The Brain 216
17. 13. Atoms into Life 228
18. 14. The Best is yet to Be 244
19. Index 267