Biochemistry For Dummies
Chapter One
Biochemistry: What You
Need to Know and Why
In This Chapter
* Considering biochemistry
* Finding out about the types of cells
* Seeing the differences between plant and animal cells
If you are enrolled in a biochemistry course, you may want to skip this
chapter and go right to the chapter(s) where we discuss the material you
are having trouble with. But if you are thinking about taking a course in biochemistry
or just want to explore an area that you know little about, keep
reading. This chapter gives you basic information about cell types and the
parts of the cell - which are extremely important in biochemistry.
Sometimes it's easy to get lost in the technical stuff and forget about the big
picture. This chapter sets the stage for the details.
Why Biochemistry?
We suppose the flippant answer would be "Why not?" or "Because it is
required."
That first response is not too bad an answer, actually. Look around. ... read full excerpt from Biochemistry For Dummies ebook
