WHICH MOLECULES SUPPORT LIFE ON EARTH?


A Gallery of Molecules

DNA, RNA and proteins are the molecules that support life on Earth.

The cell is the basic unit of life. Even viruses, which are not made of cells, must infect and replicate inside "host" cells. How do DNA, RNA and proteins support cell functions?




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