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I am a former biochemist/molecular biologist who has been involved in bioinformatics in recent years. My first degree was in Chemistry and, although I never practiced it, I'm definitely at the structural and metabolic end of the biological spectrum.

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11 Crick’s Central Dogma — Counter Cases Jul 28 '16
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10 Can the human body create glucose out of fat? Jun 23 '16
9 Why does the affinity of haemoglobin's for oxygen decrease at high altitudes? Mar 17 '16
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