> But minerals are different from molecules in some important ways. Instead of free-floating clusters of atoms, they are lattices that include some disorder in

> But minerals are different from molecules in some important ways. Instead of free-floating clusters of atoms, they are lattices that include some disorder in their structures. Not sure if I am following this. Is the author implying that biomolecules cannot form lattices? Because the article literally includes a picture of glycine crystals. Am I misinterpreting this quote?