ABSTRACT
One of the strongest, most rapidly growing areas of science and polymers is that involving natural polymers. Our bodies are largely composed of polymers: deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), ribonucleic acid (RNA), proteins, and polycarbonates. Aging, awareness, mobility, strength, and so on, that is, all the characteristics of being alive, are related to the “health” of these polymers. Many medical, health, and biological projects focus on polymers. There is an increasing emphasis on such natural polymers. The emphasis on the human genome and relationships between genes, proteins, and our health underlies much of this movement. Thus, an understanding of polymeric principles is advantageous to those desiring to pursue a career related to their natural environment, be it medicine, biomedical, biological, bioengineering, etc.
