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Book SynopsisProlog.- CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR LIFE: TAKE MINERALS, WATER, OXYGEN AND STIR.-WHAT ARE THESE THINGS DOING IN MY BODY? OVERVIEW OF LIVING CELLS.-OUR SUPERBEES: HOW FAST ARE ENZYMES?.-WHAT ARE THESE THINGS DOING IN MY BODY? OVERVIEW OF LIVING CELLS.-HOW DID WE GET HERE? STARTING CONDITIONS FOR LIFE ON EARTH.-THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF METABOLISM: HOW CELLS FUNCTION.-THE ABC’S OF PROTEINS STRUCTURE AND SYNTHESIS.-OUR AMAZING HEMOGLOBIN: BLOOD AND THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM.-ALLOSTERIC ENZYMES: SHAPE SHIFTERS.-SEX AND NUCLEIC ACID ENZYMES.-UH, OH MY GENES ARE CHANGING: EVOLUTION AND DISEASES.-CONTROL YOUR SUGAR: SPECIAL ENZYMES CONTROL GLUCOSE METABOLISM.-ENEMIES WITHIN? OUR OWN ENZYMES HELP VIRUSES TO INFECT US.-TRAITORS: CANCER RESULTS WHEN REGULATORY PROTEINS BECOME MUTATED.-Epilog.-INDEX.
