What Knowledge Have You Connected With Past Knowledge?

As I stated in an earlier post, this course in Biochemistry has really tied a few of my past courses together. It makes sense of biology and chemistry and ties them together. It sheds some light on why exactly we have to learn what we learn in bio and chem, how that info applies. But one of the most interesting things about this class is the presentations on random topics from the text book. These presentations dont just connect with knowledge from other classes, but they connect with general knowledge that we already know from all areas of life. A couple of the most prominent examples I can think of are : "why twins are not identical", and "why we should eat more salmon". These presentations connect biochemistry with many other parts of our lives, and i feel that this is the most enjoyable and applicable connection that we have made so far.

Themedicalbiochemistrypage.org

themedicalbiochemistrypage.org is an incredibly helpful website. It lists all the major topics in biochemistry, and gives an in depth description of those topics. It discusses what that particular "thing" does, how it does it, why its important, among numerous other facts. It has an extensive list of topics to read, everything from Amino acids to DNA metabolism to Diabetes. This website has helped me understand concepts that i was unsure of on more than one occasion.