Life's Ratchet
How Molecular Machines Extract Order from Chaos
Ranked #32 in Physical Chemistry, Ranked #58 in Biochemistry — see more rankings.
The cells in our bodies consist of molecules, made up of the same carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen atoms found in air and rocks. But molecules, such as water and sugar, are not alive. So how do our cells--assemblies of otherwise "dead" molecules--come to life, and together constitute a living being?
In "Life's Ratchet," physicist Peter M. Hoffmann locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. The complex molecules of our cells can rightfully be called "molecular machines," or "nanobots"; these machines, unlike any other, work autonomously to create order out of chaos. Tiny... more
In "Life's Ratchet," physicist Peter M. Hoffmann locates the answer to this age-old question at the nanoscale. The complex molecules of our cells can rightfully be called "molecular machines," or "nanobots"; these machines, unlike any other, work autonomously to create order out of chaos. Tiny... more
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Life's Ratchet is ranked in the following categories:
- #95 in Biotechnology
- #63 in Cell Biology
- #81 in Microbiology
- #69 in Organic Chemistry
- #71 in Thermodynamics
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