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Protein: The Cell’s Most Basic Detail

Proteins, the building blocks of all cells, emerge as the result

of sequences of amino acids. Many basic conditions need to be met
for a protein to form, among them the following: The amino acids
have to be attached by a peptide bond, be left-handed, and be com-
bined in a special sequence. These three conditions cannot form as
the result of chance. Scientists who realized this fact performed cal-
culations and determined that the odds were 1 in 10190 against
such a series of events happening by chance. Even if a period of
time as long as the age of our planet were allowed for this to take
place, it would still be impossible for this protein to form by
chance. Bearing in mind that, mathematically speaking, a probabil-
ity of 1 in 1050 is regarded as zero, the fact of the matter emerges
very clearly, because the number 10190 represents the number
1050x1050x1050x1040=10190.
Proteins, the basis of your body and of all life, represent both

the cells’ building material and highly complex machinery.