My college's biological sciences dept has run out of student internship/research positions. The professors have emailed me back, saying that they might have openings in the spring. But I want to do something now. What are my other options? I'm in Los Angeles. [more inside]
posted by Xere on Sep 28, 2009 - 10 answers

Why can't I find a job with my biochemistry bachelor's degree in Seattle, WA (grad school is most certainly on the agenda, but not for another couple of years)? What other options should I explore, and how do I go about it? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Aug 22, 2009 - 16 answers

Alternative-biochemistry-filter [more inside]
posted by kldickson on May 19, 2009 - 7 answers

Another grad-school-after-poor-undergrad-grades question. What can I do to maximize my chances of being admitted to the grad school of my choice in the year before I apply? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 13, 2009 - 12 answers

Help me knock the biochem/cell and molecular bio GRE out of the park! [more inside]
posted by palmcorder_yajna on Mar 24, 2009 - 9 answers

What is the brain chemistry involved in reading a good book? What areas of the brain are stimulated? What chemicals experience an uptick? Is there a particular combination unique to reading for pleasure? [more inside]
posted by SaharaRose on Feb 17, 2009 - 10 answers

Biochemists, cell biologists and assorted biotech types, what's your favorite method for removing gelatin from antibody solutions? No amines allowed! [more inside]
posted by Quietgal on May 27, 2008 - 3 answers

What's new and exciting in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics? I'm looking for an exciting/interesting journal article to present to my classmates along the lines of heterologous eukaryotic expression of a gene or gene therapy utilizing knockouts as a technique or with an emphasis on transgenic organisms. I could, of course, slog through the journals on my own and guess at what might be exciting in the field, but I thought I would ask the hive first. Any biochemists or molecular biologists out there want to give this a go? Citations would be incredibly helpful.
posted by stuboo on Mar 18, 2008 - 13 answers

Speak to me of blocks to polyspermy. [more inside]
posted by palmcorder_yajna on Feb 24, 2008 - 3 answers

Why does holding a strong magnet up to your brain not do anything bad? [more inside]
posted by zek on Aug 24, 2007 - 26 answers

Attention Biochemists or Anyone Else working with RNAi-expressing cell lines: Help me troubleshoot! [more inside]
posted by LunaticFringe on Jan 4, 2007 - 15 answers

BioChemistryFilter: How do I read the vMax and Km off of a Lineweaver-burk plot? [more inside]
posted by tnai on Feb 15, 2006 - 9 answers

To the biochemists: what's so special about phosphorus? [more inside]
posted by feathermeat on Jan 22, 2006 - 10 answers

"Within 24 hours of curtailing food intake, enzymes stop entering the stomach and travel instead into the intestines and into the bloodstream, where they circulate and gobble up all sorts of waste matter, including dead and damaged cells, unwelcome microbes, metabolic wastes, and pollutants." [cite] Could this possibly be true? I know that eventually the body will start metabolizing itself, but is the process selective in its initial stages to only metabolize "waste matter" and not healthy tissue?
posted by Asef Jil on Oct 3, 2005 - 19 answers

What are the best jobs for a new graduate with a BS/MS in biochemistry? Looking for $$$, creative input, least-evil corporations. [+] [more inside]
posted by rxrfrx on Jan 13, 2005 - 10 answers