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| − | [[Image:BC-Biology+Device+Protein+DNA+Parts.png|thumb|center|600px|Since we are all about programming cells, we need code. The code we use isn't '''RNA''' or '''protein''' or '''small molecules''', instead it's the specific sequence of a '''DNA''' molecule since | + | [[Image:BC-Biology+Device+Protein+DNA+Parts.png|thumb|center|600px|Since we are all about programming cells, we need code. The code we use isn't '''RNA''' or '''protein''' or '''small molecules''', instead it's the specific sequence of a '''DNA''' molecule since that is the way cells store most of their code. We write code by putting pieces of '''DNA''' together, each of which has a particular function. To use a different metaphor, the '''parts''' we use to build systems are '''DNA''' molecules. That's why '''DNA''' molecules in the registry are referred to as '''parts''' rather than '''DNA'''. Finally note that the Registry doesn't have entries for '''mRNA''' or '''small molecules'''. We should, and we'll get to those as soon as we can. [[User:Bcanton/RegistryObjects|Go back to the start->]]]] |
Revision as of 00:25, 20 March 2009
Since we are all about programming cells, we need code. The code we use isn't RNA or protein or small molecules, instead it's the specific sequence of a DNA molecule since that is the way cells store most of their code. We write code by putting pieces of DNA together, each of which has a particular function. To use a different metaphor, the parts we use to build systems are DNA molecules. That's why DNA molecules in the registry are referred to as parts rather than DNA. Finally note that the Registry doesn't have entries for mRNA or small molecules. We should, and we'll get to those as soon as we can. Go back to the start->