Genes – way weirder than you thought

orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-9771 Pretty much everyone, at least in societies with access to public education or exposure to media in its various forms, has been introduced to the idea of the gene, but “exposure does not equate

When is a gene product a protein when is it a polypeptide?

orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-9771 As a new assistant professor (1), I was called upon to teach my department’s “Cell Biology” course. I found,and still find, the prospect challenging in part because I am not exactly sure which aspects

Molecular machines and the place of physics in the biology curriculum

orcid.org/0000-0001-5816-9771 The other day, through no fault of my own, I found myself looking at the courses required by our molecular biology undergraduate degree program. I discovered a requirement for a 5 credit hour physics