Status Updates From Molecules: The Elements and...

"Carbon is the element of life--the basic building block of the great majority of molecules that are significant to living things"

Only on page 9 and already spacing out in my thoughts. All the things just two elements - carbon and hydrogen can produce.

The thing I really love about this book is that it explains how the molecular structure of substances we interact with daily affect their qualities, from texture to taste, pain relief to toxicity. For people like me who didn’t study science past high school—HIGHLY RECOMMEND. In fact, in reading the section on artificial vs natural, I thought “everyone should read this.”

Having so many “oh that’s what that means” moments.