title: The model student: what chemical model systems can teach us about biology.
abstract: Model systems have evolved with the times, making use of modern biological methods and incorporating biological complexity. This evolution has increased the relevance of models as tools for studying biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA. kool@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Eric T
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Kool
authors.forename: Marcey L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Waters
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D002412:Cations / Q000737:chemistry; D004261:DNA Replication; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase / Q000737:chemistry; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry; D006657:Histones / Q000737:chemistry; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008954:Models, Biological; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D004798:Enzymes; D006657:Histones; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D011506:Proteins; D004259:DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase