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The results suggest a helical structure which must be very closely packed containing probably 2, 3 or 4 coaxial nucleic acid chains per helical…

— Rosalind Franklin

“In describing a protein it is now common to distinguish the primary, secondary and tertiary structures. The primary structure is simply the order, or…

— John Kendrew

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

— Reginald H. Garrett

It has been recognized that hydrogen bonds restrain protein molecules to their native configurations, and I believe that as the methods of structural chemistry…

— Linus Pauling

“The helix contains two intertwined strands of DNA. It is "right-handed"-twisting upward as if driven by a right-handed screw. Across the molecule, it measures…

— Siddhartha Mukherjee

You see, proteins, as I probably needn't tell you, are immensely complicated groupings of amino acids and certain other specialized compounds, arranged in intricate…

— Isaac Asimov

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

— Michael Behe

Think about the whole world of biological complex sciences. We still don't understand the way a protein folds the way it does.

— Ahmed H. Zewail

The strands of the DNA double helix are held together by hydrogen bonding interactions between the complementary base pairs. Heating DNA in solution easily…

— Richard J. Roberts

“In the discussion, Gulland was asked about the possibility that a DNA molecule might be a helix, held together by the presence of evenly…

— Matthew Cobb

One of the major lessons in all of biochemistry, cell biology and molecular medicine is that when proteins operate at the sub cellular level,…

— James Rothman

Proteins are the machinery of living tissue that builds the structures and carries out the chemical reactions necessary for life.

— Michael Behe