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>> What is the elemental composition of a cell? Cell Biology by the Numbers --> What is the elemental composition of a cell? Reader Mode One of the most interesting chemical asymmetries associated with life on Earth is the mismatch between the composition of cells and of inanimate matter. As a result of the rich and diverse metabolic processes that make cells work, living chemistry is largely built around carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen, with these elemental components serving as the key building blocks making up the cell’s dry weight. Figure 1: Back of the envelope estimate of the numbe
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