The Right Chemistry

Marx begins volume I of Capital with an (alchemical) analogy. All commodities, he writes, are ambivalent, or doubled, in that they may be seen from the perspective of both quality and quantity. In explicating the mysteries of value, Marx places linen on the left side of the balance sheet and the coat on the right. Chemistry is called upon at this point to explain ... 

Life also needs the "right chemistry," which in addition to the polymerized compounds of carbon, includes phosphorus, nitrogen, sulfur, and a variety of transition metals that are used in the redox chemistry of metabolism. 

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It is hard to believe that anyone could be drawn to such a dull and smelly subject as chemistry — until, that is, one picks up Joe Schwarcz s book and is reminded that with every breath and feeling one is experiencing chemistry. Falling in love, we all know, is a matter of the right chemistry. Schwarcz gets his chemistry right, and hooks his readers. ... 

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Jayaraman, K. (2012) Finding the right chemistry. Nature Medicine, 19, 1200-03. 

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