Nature (Vol. 438, No. 7068, 1 December 2005)

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Rahmstorf, S. Nature 409, 153–158 (2001). 8. , Turrell, W. , Jónsson, S. & Hansen, B. Geophys. Res. Lett. 1029/2004GL022188 (2005). 9. Srokosz, M. A. EOS Trans. AGU 85, 78, 83 (2004). BIOPHYSICS Assembly line inspection Sarah A. Woodson Many of the biochemical events that occur in a cell are performed by huge complexes of proteins and nucleic acids. A cunning approach promises to show how the components convene to make a functioning ‘machine’. The cell’s macromolecular machines contain dozens or even hundreds of components.

Not only do Hård and Jamison follow most other commentators in wrongly describing Victor Frankenstein’s unnamed and quickly abandoned creature as a “monster”, but they also follow the crowd in wrongly characterizing Victor as a “mad scientist”. Except in appearance, the “creature” — as he is usually called until the novel’s later stages — is repeatedly portrayed as more human and humane than his creator. In my view, this should have been connected with the authors’ own emphasis on humanity’s changing identities.

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