Approaches to studying protein-protein & protein-nucleic acid interactions: an overview/outline
There’s no simple resource I can think of that covers what to use when, but here’s a basic overview that […]
Caffeine biochemistry
Long story short: Caffeine is a purine that acts as an adenosine receptor antagonist. Basically, it pretends to be adenosine […]
Introducing the IUBMB Trainee Initiative
Navigating science can be a science in and of itself… And this can hold students and postdocs back and detract […]
College major decision-making
When it comes to choosing a college major, my personal thoughts/advice can be boiled down to… focus on course requirements […]
The value of re-reading & re-visiting textbooks
I love re-reading textbooks once I have a deeper understanding of things. The fundamentals make way more sense, things that […]
The biochemistry of COVID tests – an overview of PCR & antigen tests
When it comes to COVID tests, there are 2 main types – “PCR tests” and “antigen tests.” PCR tests look […]
Agarose
Agarose knitters unite! Agarose is a sugar that comes from red algae. Algae use it to build cell walls, but […]
The biochemistry of rapid COVID-19 antigen tests
Ever wonder how rapid antigen tests work? Firstly, Do NOT confuse this with an antibody test! Finding a viral antigen […]
Water from a biochemistry perspective – H-bonding, hydrophobic effect, solvation, etc.
Water’s really wondrous – from its crazy high molarity (~55.5M!) to its ability to form hydrogen bonds, to its ability […]
PhD work preprint alert!
If anyone’s wondering what I’ve been up to these last 5 years… dozens of mutant proteins, hundreds of slot-blots, countless […]
