Foldit is a web-based computer game that lets you fold proteins, and contribute to science while playing. From the site: “Figuring out which of the many, many possible structures is …
Raven Hanna’s “Made With Molecules” work has been featured on the blog before, but this new bracelet on Etsy was worth mentioning: It spells out “I am starstuff” in amino …
The Biochemistry department at UofT had a challenge recently: graduate students were asked to submit a video for “Biochemistry Idol”*, promoting Biochemistry, Toronto, and/or the department in under a minute. …
How did I miss this until now? Conan O’Brien had a segment called Biochemistry with the Celebrity Stars. It was a bit over the top geeky with the goggles and …
Folding@Home is a project of Stanford University, studying protein folding. The way in which proteins are folded three-dimensionally is crucial to their function. Many mutations that lead to disease are …
Last night I attended performance lectures on art & science by Susan Bustos (about knitted proteins) and Amos Latteier (about ants), hosted by Sally McKay. The lectures were part of …
