Denaturation describes physical changes in the three dimensional structure of proteins. These changes occur when the proteins are exposed to disruptive chemical or physical forces. These structural changes not only affect the physical form of the...

Denaturation is the major change in protein or nucleic acid structure by application of some external stress for example, treatment of proteins with strong acids or bases, high concentrations of inorganic salts or organic solvents (e.g., alcohol or...

The biochemistry of the blues The blues take body and mind on a dance so complex that researchers have had trouble charting the steps. Now there's evidence that a brain hormone may be involved in the debilitating symptoms of both depression and...

The Biochemistry of Chromium1,2 ABSTRACT Chromium has been known to be a micronutrient for mammals for four decades, but progress in elucidating the role of chromium has proceeded slowly. However, recent studies have shed light on a potential role of chromium in maintaining...

The refrain of “I Like ’Em Big and Stupid,” singer and comedienne Julie Brown’s little-remembered 80’s-era pop exegesis on female desire, came to mind while I was looking at Jonathan Lasker’s paintings at Cheim and Read Gallery. Mr. Lasker’s work is big and stupid—obvious and...

So where do you find Truly Weird America these days? Does the “Ghost World” exist any more? The Old, Weird America: That was the title of Greil Marcus’ admirably eccentric and illuminating book on the obscure sources of the Basement Tapes; it was the world...