Sleep pressure; is this why we crash?
Anastasija delves into what we mean by ‘sleep pressure’ and why we might feel on the verge of falling asleep after a cup of coffee.
Tagged: Biochemistry
The Curious Case of Amylase
Amylase may be small for an enzyme, but it has a big biological impact. Thomas explains the evolutionary history of this tiny protein.
Gympietides: the unexpected toxin of Australia
Australia’s natural dangers are not just limited to its animal life – Jennifer Sibbald discusses the plant molecules responsible for a nasty sting.
No ‘I’ in Molecule: the Chemical Teamwork behind the Origin of Life
Somewhere on Earth, about 4 billion years ago, the first terrestrial life began to develop – probably from a complicated soup of simple molecules. But how did the transition from basic building blocks to the complex biopolymers in living organisms occur?
