Ultimately Understanding Biochemistry

Erscheinungsjahr 2026
ISBN: 978-3-662-71888-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 201 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 341 g

Ever asked for the (molecular) meaning of Life? This book provides answers to some of the central questions of Life. And it creates an appetite for more. What is it that holds the world together in its innermost core? Although the book comes across as a textbook, it explains high-level biochemical concepts paired with everyday graphics, always. Humor, thought-provoking questions, and memorable moments enable low-barrier learning.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mueller, Jonathan Wolf

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Chemie Allgemein Pharmazeutische Chemie, Medizinische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Molekularbiologie
• Technische Wissenschaften Verfahrenstechnik | Chemieingenieurwesen | Biotechnologie Biotechnologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Chemische Biologie, Synthetische Biologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Making the Rules of the Game.- The LEGO Construction Kit of Life.- DNA or the Book of Life.- How does order arise from chaos?.- How to kick-start a chemical reaction, and what to do, if it doesn’t work. - The Renaissance of Metabolism–converting the bone-dry subject matter of the examinations into modern metabolism research.- Let there be Light - The only Genuinely Green Chapter.- What Evolution Really is about....- How to read, and write, scientific publications. - Epilogue: Favorite molecules of a lifetime.- Glossary - from Anabolism to Z-DNA.

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan Wolf Mueller teaches at the University of Birmingham in England. The protein biochemist researches the regulation of steroid hormones through sulfation. Jon is highly involved in the field of student-centered teaching and science communication.