If organic bonds were substantially stronger in the ambient temperature range, say as strong as in many inorganic compounds which may be two to three times as strong (and which can only be broken by heating to very high temperatures), protein movements [in enzymes] could not significantly weaken particular bonds, i.e., decrease the activation barrier for particular reactions. Consequently, the sorts of controlled chemical reactions carried out in living cells would be greatly constrained. Moreover, not only would proteins be unable to exert sufficient conformational strain to significantly weaken particular bonds, but molecular collisions in the ambient temperature range would only very rarely impart sufficient energy to overcome energy barriers and cause bonds to break. On the other hand, if organic bonds were substantially weaker in the ambient temperature range, disruption via molecular collisions would dominate and no controlled chemistry [via enzymes] would be possible. 9 The length of fatty acid chains, the nonpolar hydrocarbon portion of phospholipids, is critical to the required properties of cell membranes. The hydrocarbon fatty acid chains usually consist of 16 or 18 carbon atoms (C16, C18) covalently bound in a linear chain. If the hydrocarbon chains were much longer, they would become wax-like and less flexible. Shorter chains are too mobile and would make the membrane less stable. And the C16 and C18 chains provide a membrane with the same width as folded proteins, another remarkable coincidence that suggests foresight and design. There are two types of chemical bonds involved in biochemistry: covalent and noncovalent. Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons between atoms and are relatively strong. Noncovalent bonding includes hydrogen bonds, dipole-dipole interactions, dipole-ion interactions, and Van Der Walls forces. These noncovalent bonds, interactions and forces (1) do not involve the sharing of electrons between atoms and (2) are usually 10 to 20 times weaker than covalent bonds (making them easier to break). These weaker noncovalent bonds and interactions play a major role in determining the 3D shape and hence function of proteins and the formation of the DNA helix. Cells also move in many diverse ways. E. coli travel by the propeller- like action of the bacterial flagellum. Others do so via the beating action of cilia. Some creep and crawl. Some put out pseudopodia and grasp small objects in their immediate vicinity. inadequacy of period 3 elements to serve as replacements despite having similar chemical properties to their period 2 counterparts emphasizes the uniqueness and fine tuning of the elements in period 2 for biochemistry.

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Denton is best known for his books Evolution: A Theory in Crisis and Nature’s Destiny. Denton holds a PhD in biochemistry and is also a medical doctor. He grew up in England but has also lived and worked in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. He is a Senior Fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Center for Science and Culture. Many of the leading proponents of the intelligent design movement, including Michael Behe and Philip Johnson, have said Denton inspired their work.

a b " "Miracle in Cell No. 7" a sleeper hit at Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF)". Mindanao Times. December 28, 2019 . Retrieved January 1, 2020. Aguilar, Krissy (August 2019). "Xia Vigor is lead child actress in Filipino remake of 'Miracle in Cell No. 7' ". entertainment.inquirer.net . Retrieved 2019-08-09. Ji, Yong-jin (19 March 2013). "MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 Passes MASQUERADE to Become 3rd Most Successful Korean Film". Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2013-03-20. And as always, I am indebted to Lawrence Henderson’s great classic The Fitness of the Environment (1913).

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In this review, I’ll cover the aspects of Denton’s book that reveal the fine-tuning of chemistry for life. 5 Water is polar and capable of dipole–dipole interactions, hydrogen bonding, and proton transfer. Water forms a sphere of solvent molecules, a hydration shell, around charged species. Most biochemicals have significant polarity and are therefore water soluble (sugars, proteins, carboxylic acids, nucleotide bases, amino acids, etc.). In water, nonpolar molecules are forced into insoluble clusters. Cell membranes are made from phospholipids. Phospholipids are molecules that have a very polar and electrically charged phosphate end and a very nonpolar long-chain hydrocarbon end. The polar end is hydrophilic while the nonpolar end is hydrophobic. When phospholipids are placed in water, they spontaneously form lipid bilayers. The two surfaces of the lipid bilayer have the polar ends of the phospholipids directed towards the water while the nonpolar hydrocarbon ends are directed away from the water and towards the nonpolar portion of other phospholipids.

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Kim, Hyun-min (5 February 2013). "THE BERLIN FILE is No. 1 in First Week of Release; MIRACLE IN CELL NO. 7 Also Performing Well". Korean Film Council . Retrieved 2013-02-06. MY MAIN AIM IN THE PRIVILEGED SPECIES SERIES IS TO PRESENT the evidence that nature is uniquely fit for life as it exists on Earth, not just for the generic carbon-based cell, but also for beings of our biology, and thus to show that the cosmos is not just biocentric but also (no matter how unfashionable it may be in certain quarters) anthropocentric as well. Might there be fine tuning in nature not just for the existence of the cell but also for its origin—for the transition from a lifeless soup of chemicals to a living cell? Or was the first cell engineered by an intelligent agent, as many advocates of intelligent design maintain? I touch on that question in Chapter 8, but in either case, the emergence of primeval life would be by design, whether imposed on nature at the origin of the first life, or built into the fabric of nature from the beginning. a b Malasig, Jeline (January 26, 2019). "MMFF's 'Miracle in Cell No. 7' juxtaposed with the controversial drug war". InterAksyon . Retrieved January 1, 2020. The unique properties of iron and copper facilitate electron transport chains required for respiration and other crucial cellular functions. Also, the properties of iron in hemoglobin are just right for the transport of oxygen. The properties of iron and copper make the reduction of oxygen to water by cytochrome c oxidase possible. Zinc is critical to the transport of carbon dioxide in the cell.