Definining the science of life

'Biochemistry is the chemistry of life' sums it up well. It is nice to read the other descriptions of biochemistry, as it really is a very wide open field. I liked how biochemistry is an experimental science which encourages students to carry out independent research projects under the supervision of faculty.

Gene therapy

Gene therapy does hold some great potential. The part of gene therapy that was unclear was how it will be applied. Many of the regions affected by these three diseases are very poor/ impoverished parts of the world, and there would be no incentive for the drug companies to supply them with medicine.

Animations

One interesting thing I found with the animations was that they actually showed the atoms' orbitals 'orbiting,' instead of showing them all over the place like they are supposed to be. I checked out the cloud chamber because it sounded cool, but I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking at. I guess you need to read the text that accompanies the animations to make more sense out of them... I was hoping a cloud chamber was some kind of vehicle used to surf clouds in, or something along those lines. Oh well!