Rationale
Before getting into the molecules that govern cell and organismal function, it must first be established that such control is conceivable. It is, because of self-assembly of linear arrays into complex structures and the manufacture of organism-specific macromolecules from universal subunits.

Readings and Investigations
    Notes: Strategies of Life (PDF)
    Notes: Self assembly (PPS)

Things to do and hand in
    3 Sep: Problem Set 2 - Strategies