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Comprised from the article 'Biomolecules and Nanotechnology' in.American Scientist Magazine.(americanscientist.org), May/June, 2000, by David S. Goodsell, assistant professor, Department of Molecular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California (scripps.edu/pub/goodsell).in.American Scientist, May/June, 2000, "Unlike the macro world of engineering for example where materials and construction depends upon gravity, material strength, etc., the ultra micro nano.molecular world is dominated by the effect of thermal motions on the atomic interactions within and between molecules. Molecules are endowed with kinetic energy proportional to the temperature, which manifests as translational.(like one marble hitting another one causing it to move), rotational and vibrational motion."

"Our central nervous system contains from 10 to 100 million cells, each one of which has a storage capacity equal to that of a large computer."....Alexander Rich, American Biologist and Biophysicist.

Each of our nervous systems.(really, just different functions of one).are marvels in integrated design.

"There is a balance within this molecular world where the forces holding molecules together are vying with the movement forces." For biological self-assembly the physicist H.R. Crane noted."For a high degree of specificity the contact or combining spots on the two particles must be multiple and weak.".If only a few strong connections are used, a chance would exist that the protein may find a similair contact with improper proteins. A safety factor is inherent. Creator-God knows what He's doing. Each fit is unique.

"Most proteins are oligomeric.(composed of multiple copies of one or more types of subunits).and must also have specific geometrical arrangement which is perfectly complimentary to the arrangement on the other. The symmetry is astoundingly beautiful when seen under a microscope.(pictures are in the article mentioned at the top of this page)."

In addition and for example, Enolase, an enzyme involved in the breakdown of sugar, relies upon a complimentary shape and a specific collection of many weaker connections to ensure its unique function. Allosteric.'calipers' measure the repeat length of DNA.

How do these molecules have such intelligence to assemble themselves? Proteins are created as unstructured, linear chains of amino acids that must fold into a stable, functional conformation. Not only must the protein be functional in its active conformation, but the protein chain must also be designed to fold into this active conformation using only the folding tools available within the cell.

Present nanotechnology involves utilization of rigid structures and as such is not in a comparable category with the marvelous system of self-assembly and flexibility that shows forth the great light years ahead mind of He who has set up the ways man learns from daily.

Cellular structure allows amazing flexibility. The cell senses nutrients by a detection system which responds to chemical signals given off by the nutrients.(like you smell the food). It then can alter its structure opening up to absorb the nutrients.

Many genes are never turned on or copied into mRNA, once embryonic development is complete. Once an embryo divides, it follows distinct mathematical patterns as determined by the laws of physics. Where the parts go after cell division evidences mathematical features.."The patterns in which cells divide.(their cleavage patterns).display a wide range of geometries...including approximate symmetry...cleavage occurs alternately in two directions; first a vertical split into two cells; then another vertical one.(in a plane at right angels to the first).into 4, then a horizontal one into eight, then a vertical one into 16 and so on...There is a single, universal mathematical mechanism and that mechanism has a standard catalog or preferred patterns including target patterns, spirals and the spherical patterns of cleavage."....Ian Stewart

'Junk' DNA:.Science News, Volume 164, number 24, December 10, 1994 'Does nonsense DNA speak its own dialect?' reported extremely significant results of genetic research citing the December 5, 1994 issue of.Physical Review Letters.containing research by molecular biologists at Harvard Medical School and physicists at Boston University strongly indicating that so called 'junk' DNA is not junk after all. Their study of 37 DNA sequences containing 50,000 base pairs from a variety of organisms showed that the 'junk' DNA, amounting to 90% of the human genome, is actually written in a special language, for a reason. Their tests showed 'language like properties' in the 'junk' DNA indicating it to be distinctly different from the code of the genes. It has been wondered just where in the genome are the instructions that tell the genes when to express and when not to, so that, for example, you get ears on the sides of your face and not coming out the back of the neck. It has been discovered that this 'junk' DNA is actually an 'aerial'. 

DNA is not junk. None of it. Creator-God makes no mistakes. The original created patterns are perfect, including the natures we were made with and made that way for a reason.

DNA is far more complex than the simplistic picture of it that you may have seen. It really involves a coil within a coil and from there it really gets complicated. We won't get into that here at all. But, if you want to, an explanation of DNA's knotting and linking is on pages 50-72 in.Life's Other Secret. And why the coil?

DNA can be pulled apart but bounces back into shape. And with this feature of DNA the mathematical principle of topology discovered by Henri Poincaré, is noticed.

It's only when enzymes cut DNA strands apart can they later reassemble them. But some wisdomless 'scientists' become enthralled attempting God's abilities with their genetic modification techniques.

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