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Discover both the history and cutting edge of biochemistry, and how they apply to what you are learning. | Alternative (Non-Hemoglobin) Oxygen Carriers - Hemerythrins, etc...Antimicrobials - our sanitation obsession. New! Artificial Retina - Helping restore vision to the blind Biochemistry of Love - do you and yours have "good chemistry"? Botulism - sausage poisoning, muscle spasms, and cosmetics. Building a Better Bandage - Biochemistry as first aid. DNA Computers - Molecular computing. DNA Vaccines and the Gene Gun - Futuristic vaccination methods today. Fetal Tissue - Stem cell miracles and controversy. New! Geckos - The chemistry of sticky feet. Genetically Modified Foods - Engineered super crops and animals. Genetically Modified Foods Detection - How do we know what has been modified? Gene Chips - The power of microarrays. Hibernation - Minimal metabolism during the deep sleep. HIV and AIDS - Global health info, HIV lifecycle. HIV Lifecycle - HIV's life story. HIV Therapies - Current and future treatments. Human Genome Project - Have we uncovered too much information? Immunotoxins - Targeted cell killers. Interspecies Cloning - Reviving endangered and extinct species. Mad-Cow Disease - Oprah has nothing to fear in America. Mammalian Cloning - Dolly and the new controversy. Molecular Motors - Cellular micro-machines. New Glucose Monitors for Diabetes - Diabetes and the GlucoWatch. Non-vertebrate Hemoglobins - The blood of the bottom dwellers. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Biochemistry - Structure and big magnets. Olestra - Low-calorie fat substitutes. Pre-Steady-State Kinetics - Kinetics right out of the gate. Prozac - The product of the century. New! Vitamin C - History of Vitamin C, scurvy discussion, and newly discovered health benefits.
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