• Question: What are the building blocks of life?

    Asked by lauren98 to Steve on 21 Jun 2011. This question was also asked by isobelabebrese, luckylouise.
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      Steven Daly answered on 21 Jun 2011:

      When I say the building blocks of life, I mean amino acids, which are what make up the proteins in your body. Proteins are the stars of life, really, almost everything that goes on in your body is controlled by proteins. You hair and finger nails are made of protein, and all the chemical reactions that go on in cells are controlled by them.

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