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The cell is not just a master chemist, but a master physicist as well. That microscopic entity uses every mechanical trick in the tradesman’s book—pumps, rotors, motors, propellers, even scissors to snip here and there, all at nano-scale, to ensure cellular functions are carried out expeditiously, as required by the cell’s ‘purpose’.
What is Life?: How Chemistry Becomes Biology (Oxford Landmark Science)
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