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If we want to build a low-cost computer, we buy components and build it. Three essential features are involved: (i) instructions for how to assemble, (ii) parts, and (iii) assembler. In a biological system, these components are also present, but the situation is more complex: The assembler must be part of the system, and the system must be self-reproducing. The structure of such a system is schematically shown in Fig. 2.1.
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Frauenfelder, H. (2010). Information and Function. In: Chan, S., Chan, W. (eds) The Physics of Proteins. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1044-8_2
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