Historical Reading
- Traditional ancient Egyptian medicine: A review
- Humoral Theory
- From Animaculum to single molecules: 300 years of the light microscope
- Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)
- Before Watson and Crick in 1953 Came Friedrich Miescher in 1869
- A vital assay
- The tetranucleotide hypothesis: a centennial
- Krebs and his trinity of cycles
- Oswald Avery, DNA, and the transformation of biology
- DNA sequence symmetries from randomness: the origin of the Chargaff’s second parity rule
- Discovery of DNA Double Helix
- Discovery of the magnetic behavior of hemoglobin: A beginning of bioinorganic chemistry
- First Sequence: Fred Sanger and Insulin
- DNA sequencing with chain-terminating inhibitors
- Human Genome Project: Sequencing the Human Genome
- A Programmable Dual-RNA–Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity
- Pioneers of revolutionary CRISPR gene editing win chemistry Nobel
- CRISPR babies: What's next for the gene-edited children from trial in China?
- CRISPR 2.0: a new wave of gene editors heads for clinical trials
Learning Aids
- Fundamentals of Biochemistry (Jakubowski and Flatt) Online biochemistry material that expertly complements the Lehninger text
- How to Study the Basics of Biochemistry a WikiHow page that lines out a comprehensive success plan for mastering introductory biochemistry courses
- Flipping the Classroom in Biochemistry A short overview of the active collaborative learning concept for biochemistry education
- The Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Interactive Tutorials This is a set of 3-D models from a CSU team that may help with some structural understanding.
- How to Study for Biochemistry Further advice and some resource links from a British med student.
- Teachers as learners in a cooperative learning biochemistry class A little history and insight into the collaborative model used in biochemistry courses at UNM
- A guide to using case‐based learning in biochemistry education Behind-the-scenes look at why we use case studies for class collaboration in biochemistry
- A revolution in biochemistry and molecular biology education In-depth treatment of the active learning process and its career applications
Organizations
- American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology has a long and storied history of promoting the highest-quality research and education.
- FASEB a federation of scientific societies that advances health and well-being by promoting research and education in biological and biomedical sciences.
- ACS Division of Biological Chemistry was founded in 1913 by chemists who recognized the dominant role played by chemistry in biological systems.
- International Chemical Biology Society brings together cross-disciplinary scientists from academia, nonprofit organizations, government, and industry.
- IUBMB.ORG The International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology unites biochemists and molecular biologists in 75 countries and regions.
- AMGDB founded in 1969, represents Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at graduate and medical schools in North America.
- Association of Biochemistry Educators a non-profit society of educators in the field of biochemistry from schools of medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.
- Biochemical Society London-based organization founded in 1911 supporting molecular bioscientists across all career stages.
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