{"id":724,"date":"2017-08-30T14:36:14","date_gmt":"2017-08-30T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/chapter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2018-08-09T15:36:55","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T19:36:55","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/chapter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"[caption id=\"\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"358\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/anatomyandphysiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/03\/200_DNA_Double_Helix-02.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2017\/08\/200_DNA_Double_Helix-02-3.jpg\" alt=\"This figure shows a double helix.\" width=\"358\" height=\"271\" class=\"\" \/><\/a> Figure 1. Human DNA. Human DNA is described as a double helix that resembles a molecular spiral staircase. In humans the DNA is organized into 46 chromosomes.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nThe smallest, most fundamental material components of the human body are chemical elements. All of the elements found in the human body \u2014 elements that include phosphorus, carbon, sodium, and calcium, to name a few \u2014 originated in stars.\u00a0 These elements, in turn, form both the inorganic and organic chemical compounds important to life, including, for example, water, glucose, and proteins. This chapter begins by examining elements and how the structures of atoms, the basic units of matter, determine the characteristics of elements by the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the atoms. The chapter then builds the framework of life from there.","rendered":"<figure style=\"width: 358px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/anatomyandphysiology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2016\/03\/200_DNA_Double_Helix-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/dcbiol11031109\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/149\/2017\/08\/200_DNA_Double_Helix-02-3.jpg\" alt=\"This figure shows a double helix.\" width=\"358\" height=\"271\" class=\"\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. Human DNA. Human DNA is described as a double helix that resembles a molecular spiral staircase. In humans the DNA is organized into 46 chromosomes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The smallest, most fundamental material components of the human body are chemical elements. All of the elements found in the human body \u2014 elements that include phosphorus, carbon, sodium, and calcium, to name a few \u2014 originated in stars.\u00a0 These elements, in turn, form both the inorganic and organic chemical compounds important to life, including, for example, water, glucose, and proteins. This chapter begins by examining elements and how the structures of atoms, the basic units of matter, determine the characteristics of elements by the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the atoms. 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