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The Cell in 40 Topics
Figure 95.
Many different enzymes work in just about
every stage of the cell’s production of en-
ergy. In a most conscious manner, enzymes
that complete their tasks at a
later stage take over from
other enzymes in an earlier
stage. This change of en-
zymes happens with no
confusion.
Figure 96.
The power station
in our cells, just
1/100 millimeter in
size, is far more
complex than any
oil refinery or hy-
droelectric station.
ter in size, is more complex than any petrol refinery or hydroelectric station
(Figure 96).
A gasoline refinery is built and run by engineers who know what pe-
troleum is, who have analyzed crude oil under laboratory conditions and
who act in the light of that knowledge. It is impossible even to imagine that
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