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BUILT FROM BURGERS

A molecular-level tour of how your body works, from the 30 trillion cells that build you to the chemical signals that keep them coordinated.

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Chapters

14 total
  1. 01Prologue
  2. 02Chapter One - The Code
  3. 03Chapter Two - The Gene Machine
  4. 04Chapter Three - Your 30 Trillion Employees
  5. 05Chapter Four - The Big Library
  6. 06Chapter Five - You Are What You Eat
  7. 07Chapter Six - Enzymes and Superpowers
  8. 08Chapter Seven - The Immune Army
  9. 09Chapter Eight - The Signal Network
  10. 10Chapter Nine - reproduction.exe
  11. 11Chapter Ten - When It Breaks
  12. 12Chapter Eleven - The Myth of the Meat Robot
  13. 13Chapter Twelve - You, Rewritten
  14. 14Epilogue
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BUILT FROM BURGERS

BUILT FROM BURGERS
Life Explained at the Molecular Level
by James Johnson

Dedication

To the cells.
All 30 trillion of you.
Thanks for keeping me alive long enough to write this.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS


THANKS TO EVERY biology teacher who ever tried to explain this stuff before I was ready to hear it. And to the ones who made it click, you changed everything.

Thanks to the ones who read molecules like poetry, taught DNA like architecture, and saw cells as something more than blobs on a test.

Thanks to whoever decided we should sequence the human genome.

And most of all, thanks to the ribosomes.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR


JJ WRITES BOOKS that actually explain things. No fluff, no filler, no condescension. Just the full story, told straight. His work blends science, history, psychology, and cultural clarity. One layer at a time.

This is one of over 200 books written as part of an ongoing mission to make everything make sense. He is made almost entirely of cells, water, and grilled cheese sandwiches.

COPYRIGHT


COPYRIGHT © 2025 JAMES Johnson All rights reserved.

No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted in any form without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations used in reviews or scholarly analysis.

This book is for educational and entertainment purposes. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always consult a qualified healthcare provider with any questions about your health, body, or genome.

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