The other day, I noticed that the Google homepage was well decorated with some sort of biomolecule. But upon closer inspection, once can note the faint diffraction signals outlined by small figures behind the elements of the molecule. Once I … Continue reading
I’m currently procrastinating because I don’t feel like getting started on my to-do list, and I found this great blog post on chocolate chip cookies: http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2013/12/the-food-lab-the-best-chocolate-chip-cookies.html Kenji, the author of the post, is a foodie with a serious passion for researching the … Continue reading
I would like to continue along the same vein as Audrey in terms of relating basic biochemistry to our own lives- with perhaps a bit of social psychology incorporated. Bio-chem component: Proteins with different primary structures, giving way to different combinations … Continue reading
One common theme of BIOC223 and organic chemistry as well seems to be that the drastically, dramatically different differences that are relevant on a human scale can be attributed to the different ways elements can bond to each other. Elemental … Continue reading
Food and drinks often use artificial sweeteners as another option to decrease our calorie intake and a way to lessen our cravings for something sweet. These low-carloier sweeteners are often used to sweeten food and drinks for less calories and … Continue reading
Since we talked about lactose intolerance in class this week, and I’m lactose intolerant, I decided to look a little more into it. Most people know that this problem is caused by a lack of lactase, which breaks down lactose … Continue reading
Hey everyone! I don’t know about all of you, but I know that I personally am starting to try to narrow down what kind of programs I want to apply to after Wellesley–do I want to stick with biochemistry, or … Continue reading
I’ve been pretty fascinated by the variety of carbohydrates and their derivatives that we’ve been learning about. Amazing how mere C,H,O (N,S) can form the world of sugars that we know of. My interest has been peaked particularly by the … Continue reading
An amazing instance of where 3D Printing does some amazing things… Stephen Power was in an accident two years ago, during which he severely injured his face. So recently at the Morriston Hospital in Wales, they reconstructed his face. They … Continue reading
As with many of my classmates, the relationship between food and biochemistry is incredibly interesting to me! So, in this post, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite foods – mochi. If you’ve ever tried mochi, you know … Continue reading