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Proteins do everything. Proteins are basically organic nanobots. It's some really wild stuff.

• Brian_K_White 3y ago
  "Proteins do everything" is not what I found remarkable. "_A_ protein does all that" is. Or by "proteins do everything" do you mean to say that single proteins often do complex operations like that? I don't find it remarkable that complex operations get done. I just assumed the operations were built out of smaller and simpler steps. That was a pretty complex sounding operation that I would have thought involved at least 3 or 4 different steps performed by different molecules, one that locates, one that cuts, one that rotates, one that joins, etc.
  • Doxin 3y ago
    There's all sorts. There's definitely proteins that do single steps like that, but also proteins that do more complex sequences of steps. Sometimes the more complex proteins are assisted by signaling proteins and whatnot. I can't recommend getting "The machinery of life" enough. It's an incredible book with a lot of pictures explaining all this sort of thing. It gives you quite a good intuitive understanding of the chaotic environment inside cells.