The Living Cell

A living cell is not merely chemistry. The mystery of life is more profound.

A cell contains:

• information storage (DNA)
• error correction
• communication networks
• energy production
• transport systems
• molecular machines
• self-repair
• replication

A bacterium contains millions of coordinated molecular events every second.

The remarkable thing is that life is hierarchical:

• Quantum fields
  • Atoms
    • Molecules
      • Proteins
        • Organelles
          • Cells
            • Tissues
              • Organs
                • Organisms
                  • Minds

At each level new properties emerge:

• Meaning emerges from matter.
• Consciousness emerges from brains.
• Culture emerges from consciousness.

And then humans spend time arguing on social media.