The tiniest motor

By Rhiannonw

Tue, 24 May 2016
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6 comments
 

In all the trillions of your cells
there are motors nano-size
whose essential constant working
causes wonder and surprise:
they spin around, so squeezing
a molecular group to bind
with a bond that’s very energy-rich
to go to any places which
have energy needs around the cell:
amazing factory functions well!

and when that energy each releases
as the bond is cracked, the resultant pieces
can return to the motor once again:
co-ordinated circles
of chemical activity,
intricate efficiency
integrating productivity,
regulated interaction –
manufacture, fuel consumption:
amazing factory functions well!

about adenosine diphosphate, adenosine triphosphate, and adenosine synthase: the energy supply system of cells [IP:around the theme of wheels and circles]

 

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Comments

Submitted by jeand on

Hi Rhiannon

This is fun - and scientific to boot. I really enjoyed reading it.

Jean

Jean Day

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Jean. It is so amazing what has been discovered about this intricacy of the cell - I studied biochemistry, and the understanding of the detail is so much more now than then, and it was mind-blowing even then. I felt very challenged to write something revealing something of it simply and an enjoyable read - so comment appreciated! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by luigi_pagano on

Very clever and erudite, Rhiannon, and written with your usual flair but the science is far too advanced for this ignoramus.

Luigi x

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you very much, Luigi, but I hope it opens up the amazing complexity a bit for you!

Everything I understand just makes me realise how small my understanding is of it all, and how beyond my comprehension to comprehend the whole, but that it isn't just a bag of jelly, but with complex synchrony far beyond our computing cleverness! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Phew! Rhiannon,

this poem is mind blowing and Oh! Those intricate cells have my mind spinning with confusion.

I read this out loud and found it a real treat. One of those poems that could be set to a rap.

I like this.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

I laughed at the description of the minute spinning of these nano-motors sending your mind spinning!

I have the collection 'Grand Designs' to try to highlight the amazing design in nature that shows something of how immense the Designer's skill must be!

Thanks for your read and comment. Rhiannon