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Organisms possess extraordinary attributes, properties that distinguish them from other collections of matter. What are these distinguishing features of living organisms?

Albert L. Lehninger

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Albert Lester Lehninger (February 17, 1917 – March 4, 1986) was an American biochemist in the field of bioenergetics.

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The current understanding that all organisms share a common evolutionary origin is based in part on this observed universality of chemical intermediates and transformations, often termed "biochemical unity."

The chemistry of living organisms is organized around carbon, which accounts for more than half the dry weight of cells.

Despite these common properties, and the fundamental unity of life they reveal, it is difficult to make generalizations about living organisms.

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