title: A physical basis for biochemistry.
abstract: Characteristic properties of bioactivity that are unique to living systems are accounted for by a single mechanism: long distance communication of structural and conformational information by resonant polarization excitation of the longitudinal optical mode of ions in the aqueous ambient as excited by the internal motions of a template molecule and triggered by transients in electrolyte concentration.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: McCorkle
mesh_terms: D001669:Biochemical Phenomena; D001671:Biochemistry; D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D004573:Electrolytes; D009696:Nucleic Acids / Q000502:physiology; D011506:Proteins / Q000502:physiology; D014867:Water / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004573:Electrolytes; D009696:Nucleic Acids; D011506:Proteins; D014867:Water