People at the intuitive level felt the fact that living organisms transfer the signs and properties to descendants long ago. The peasant left the largest seeds for crops, wishing to receive a good harvest. Naturally, long time of people could not find a rational explanation for the observed phenomena. The first attempts were made still by Hippocrates.
Protein biosynthesis – the major process in a living organism. Each cage contains a set of proteins including those that are inherent only in this type of cages. As all proteins collapse sooner or later, they need to be restored continuously. This process demands expenses of energy which universal source is ATP.