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That cells are able to survive and function is partly due to specific, noncovalent binding of pairs of molecules -- biomolecular recognition -- within the heavy molecular traffic in and around cells. Timely binding of the correct molecular partners is critical in signal transduction, the expression of genetic information, the assembly of cellular components, and all other cellular activities. Molecular recognition is also central to many disease processes and medical therapies. Continuing advances in computational and structural biology will provide a deeper understanding of how biological activity at the cellular and higher levels emerges from the molecular level. Some early efforts toward this synthesis will be described, with special reference to neuronal activity.
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