Artefacts Quote by Francis Crick

Protein synthesis is a central problem for the whole of biology, and that it is in all probability closely related to gene action.

— Francis Crick

Proteins aren't designed, they're evolved.

— Frances Arnold

In many biological structures proteins are simply components of larger molecular machines.

— Michael Behe

“This chapter reveals and elaborates upon the exquisite beauty of protein structure.”

— Reginald H. Garrett

Using the power of protein engineering and evolution, we can convince enzymes to take what they do poorly and do it really well.

— Frances Arnold

“Protein, so far as we know, does not replicate itself all by itself, not on this planet anyway. Looked at this way, the [prion]…

— D. T. Max

“The cloning of human genes allowed scientists to manufacture proteins-and the synthesis of proteins opened the possibility of targeting the millions of biochemical reactions…

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

Owing to the difficulty of dealing with substances of high molecular weight we are still a long way from having determined the chemical characteristics…

— Karl Landsteiner

If you mix up chirality, a protein's properties change enormously. Life couldn't operate with just random mixtures of stuff,

— Ronald Breslow

Our cells engage in protein production, and many of those proteins are enzymes responsible for the chemistry of life.

— Randy Schekman

As can be seen even by this limited number of examples proteins carry out amazingly diverse functions.

— Michael Behe

“Did you know that the term 'essential amino acids' is somewhat of a misnomer?! If they were that essential, wouldn't the body finding a…

— Deepak Hiwale