"One surprise in
the structural
comparison of reaction centers from different photosynthetic
systems has been that they are similar to each other in terms of their
overall three-dimensional
structure. This suggests that all photosynthetic reaction centers.(*).are
related to each other and share a common ancestor."....Wim
Vermaas is professor of plant biology and former director of the Center
for the Study of Early Events in Photosynthesis at Arizona State University
in Tempe.
Information from the Great
Infinite Intelligence flows to us often as ideas as we examine creation.
Ideas come from the Soul
level, then we take the lead to produce wonderful things: photosynthesis
and related processes can be applied to many more areas than just solar
energy conversion. There are a myriad
of possible applications of artificial reaction centers and related molecules
in nanotechnology. As
mentioned above, they could be applied as optical switches and sensors
in
computer technology to facilitate
chip-to-chip or board-to-board contact, among others.
Many synthetic pigments have
also found biomedical uses in tumor detection, as they, for unknown reasons,
tend to accumulate preferentially in tumors and are highly fluorescent
and thus easily detectable in a patient who is being operated on to remove
a tumor.
In the biotechnology field,
photosynthetic organisms are likely to play an increasing role in the production
of enzymes,
pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and so forth. Until now, these valuable
molecules have been produced primarily by genetically modified forms of
heterotrophic
microorganisms such as yeast and selected bacteria,
which can live off only organic
matter.....more
on this
-Phyletic:.of
a subkingdom.(a
kingdom lower than another, as a branch office of the head office).or
phylum.(the
broad basic divisions of the plant or animal kingdom) (phyla is plural
of phylum); a primary group of related
organisms; racial.
-Phylogeny/phylogenic:.the
evolutionary distribution of the entire species; the evolutionary development
of any plant or animal species; distinguished
from ontogeny.
See also ontogeny
recapitulates phylogeny. Ontogeny refers to your evolution and
phylogeny refers to the evolution of species.
-Placenta:.a
vascular
organ within the uterus,
connected to the fetus
by the umbilical cord. It serves as the structure through which the fetus
receives nourishment from and eliminates waste matter into the circulatory
system of the mother.
-Polymer(s)/Monomer(s):.discrete
units of nucleic
acid and
proteins strung together in a row,
making a molecular.chain
and having large molecules consisting of repeated units.(monomers
= one unit).
Polysaccharides
are natural polymers..(polymers
= more than one unit)
-Proteins:.Proteins
are the molecular
building blocks for organisms.
Proteins are most important
machines within living tissues that build the structures and carry out
the chemical processes needed for life, whereas nucleic acids,
DNA.and
RNA
are storage caches
for
codes.
Proteins are made by.(coded
for).genes.
Each gene knows
how to manufacture many different proteins, each executing
special
purposes within cells. Genes 'somehow' read the codes, overstanding
how to utilize
them.
Proteins are formed when
amino
acids link together by peptide.bonds.
They are manufactured in cellular organelles
called
ribosomes
from a copy of instructions received from the DNA nucleus,
which retains the master in case it 'has to send the fax again'. A backup
system is in place.
A string of messenger RNA.(mRNA).duplicates
genetic
data from DNA,
then transfers it to a protein fabricating factory called a ribosome,
located in the cell. This moving factory
travels the mRNA attaching to the triplets.(each
a set of three base pairs).a
slender sinewy.molecule
called
tRNA.(transferRNA).itself
having 3 base pairs attached at one end and an amino
acid attached at the other.
To construct just the right
protein
for what has been requested,
the ribosome must locate exactly the right tRNA to match.just
one.of the
20 amino acids
in the busy city.(far
busier and more complex than any of our large cities today).of
the cell. Why 20? The mathematics of Creator's design is such that in a
three phase quantum search, an item can be readily
located amongst 20 different kinds. Absolutely astonishing once one understands
the
complexity and high efficiency involved.
So, both
the
number of bases and the number of amino acids is just right for protein
manufacture to be as
efficient as it possibly can be.
But, even greater complexity
looms!
Beyond the 20 amino acids numerous interactive mechanisms occur in that,
each amino acid can be attached to different tRNAs. The information contained
within the genome that occurs when effects are produced on the expression
of genes thousands of bases away
is astonomical! Protein molecules present an enormous
array
of possibilities.
The shape of protein molecules
is known to be controlled
by more than its genetic code. Proteins contain carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen,
oxygen and frequently sulfur.