Amy Webb and Andrew Hessel - "Proteins are the molecules that execute commands within cells; proteins called enzymes catalyze chemical reactions. This linked series of reactions form a metabolic pathway, where the product of one reaction becomes the input for the next. Which genes are expressed and when - on or off - represents the flow of biological information."

"Proteins are the molecules that execute commands within cells; proteins called enzymes catalyze chemical reactions. This linked series of reactions form a metabolic pathway, where the product of one reaction becomes the input for the next. Which genes are expressed and when - on or off - represents the flow of biological information."

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