Introduction [PDF]

The Powers of Proteins

Rousing a sleeping virus
Labyrinths and identities
A seed of symmetry
A floating world
The architecture of space
To spore or not to spore
Rush hour on the nano metro
Eavesdropping on the cell
An antibody assembly line
Memories of silence

Complementarity and the fates of cells

Business at the meeting point
Heads and tails
Building on molecular foundations
Border guards and the evolution of tails
A cellular census
Reappraising the genome
An RNA recycling centre
Paper clips and shredding machines
Off the beaten paths of genetic control

The proteome

Retooling the factory floor
The cell's conjunctions
A protein Rosetta stone
Divide and conquer
Instant structures
Linking structures to the world
A crystal pipeline

Brains, models and systems

Hold that thought
Things fall apart
The origins of disorder
The operators of the brain
Baby mice and the fear of flying
An organigram for muscle
Artificial bodies

Evolution

A new tree of life
Extraterrestrials and the origins of life on earth
The tortoise, the hare and the worm
Greed and genome projects
Theme and variations

Lab Notebook

Selected Literature