organic and biochemistry: bettelheim

Discovery Science: Organic and Biochemistry  – Origin and Development

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Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Biotechnology Biotechnology is a rather young field of technological applications, yet some of its methods are much older. As early as the fifth millennium B.C., the inhabitants of Mesopotamia utilized the capability of certain microorganisms to brew beer from cereal grains, and the ancient Egyptians also knew … Read more

Discovery Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Amino Acids

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Earth Science: Chemistry – Organic and Biochemistry – Amino Acids Hair and fingernails are external and visible structures made of proteins, which play an important role in almost all biological processes that take place in the human body. As early as 1836, the Swedish chemist Jons Jacob Berzelius (1779-1848) coined the term proteins (from the … Read more