Molecular Structure of Organised Bodies

Abstract

PROF. VINES, in his “Physiology of Plants,” says that the molecular structure of cells can only be inferred from their properties, and that a correct conception of this structure is essential for a proper comprehension of cell growth. In the same work the author also states that Naegeli argues: “Since the optical properties of these organised structures are apparently not dependent, like those of a crystal or a piece of glass, upon the relative position of their constituent particles, they must be inherent in the particles themselves. Each micellæ, then, possess the optical poperties of anisotropic crystals. Naegeli concluded, therefore, that the micellæ are crystals.”