1 Alice returns to class -- 2 DNA, the carrier of genetic information -- 3 Proteins: Multipurpose, multifunctional molecules -- 4 Translation of information from DNA language to protein language -- 5 Alice revisits Professor Holmes' laboratory -- 6 Water-loving and water-fearing molecules -- 7 Alice's first exposure to the protein-folding P\problem -- 8 Alice's experience with protein folding -- 9 How proteins associate to form large assemblies -- 10 Alice takes a guided tour to the protein assembly line -- 11 Self-assembly of proteins -- 12 Hemoglobin: Oxygen's efficient carrier -- 13 Enzymes: Accelerators of chemical reactions -- 14 Molecular recognition -- 15 The extended picture of the central dogma -- 16. Alice bids Professor Holmes adieu and gets a bonus from Kofeau.