title: Special essay. The seven pillars of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3206, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Koshland
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D004247:DNA / Q000502:physiology; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D025461:Feedback, Physiological; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D019369:Life; D000069497:Origin of Life; D012098:Reproduction; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004247:DNA