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Old 04-01-2008, 02:39 AM
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Originally Posted by ThePhantom View Post
The way our bodies make proteins is just astounding. There's the DNA, which splits into RNA, and then based on the nucleotide sequence, different proteins are formed. It's amazing that our species, something so complex, evolved from things as simple as an amoeba.

That's not actually how it works [DNA is split, RNA Primer attached, RNA Pol binds, makes RNA, DNA rewound...], but yes, it is absolutely amazing.

If you want to think of something amazing, think about each cell in your body contains the exact same DNA, but they express completely different sets of protein. Transcription regulation is truly astounding.
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