

Biochemistry
A Very Short Introduction
Author: Mark Lorch
Narrator: Chris Sorensen
Unabridged: 4 hr 18 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 05/27/2021
Categories: Nonfiction, Medical, Biochemistry, Science, Life Sciences
Synopsis
It didn't take long for an understanding of the chemistry of life to turn into a desire to manipulate it. Drugs and therapies all aim to modify biochemical processes for good or ill: Penicillin, derived from mold, stops bacteria making their cell walls. Aspirin, with its origins in willow bark, inhibits enzymes involved in inflammatory responses. This Very Short Introduction discusses the key concepts of biochemistry, as well as the historical figures in the field and the molecules they studied, before considering the current science and innovations in the field, and the interaction between biochemistry, biotechnology, and synthetic biology.