So as a biochemistry major, I’m (as I’m sure all of us are) a sucker for finding cool ways to apply advanced chemistry concepts to biological molecules. Right now in Orgo II we’re studying aromaticity, and one of the first … Continue reading
…speaking of Crystallography’s birthday, I remembered that when Pam Melroy was here she spoke of protein crystals in space, and experiments going on in the space station. A quick google search led me to a UAB Magazine article, with the … Continue reading
Yesterday in my Women’s and Gender Studies course, we were talking about birthing and delivery methods. Interestingly, C-sections have correlated with higher rates of health problems, such as autoimmune disease and allergies, in babies than those born through other methods. … Continue reading
After getting sick this week, I’ve been eating poorly and taking medicine, culminating in a period of heartburn last night. Trying to placate my stomach, I turned to the internet and found that it’s probably because I’m eating too many … Continue reading
Yet another way biochem makes my lab life easier! This week, in order to finally get a better understanding of my lab project, I decided to use PyMOL to look at the binding of biotin to avidin, which are used … Continue reading
It is always stimulating when classes overlap in material covered. I found our last class on neurotransmitters to be interesting because earlier this week in my BioPsychology class we discussed ways to interfere with/manipulate neurotransmitter activity. Neurotransmitters are chemicals stored … Continue reading
Today, since we’re going to talk about Anfinsen’s experiments I thought I would talk about the interesting concept of renatured proteins. I still think that this ability to renature after being denatured is a pretty amazing concept, almost paradoxical, simply … Continue reading
Last weekend, I attended a session from TEDxWellesleyCollege and was able to listen to Janet Iwasa, a fellow biochemist, along with a few other amazing speakers. Janet Iwasa is a molecular animator, and works to create scientifically accurate animations in … Continue reading
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