University of St Andrews

A detailed explanation of what cell organelles are, their structure, function, and roles within the cell. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy to understand but still ...

A detailed explanation of what prokaryotes and eukaryotes are with a full comparison. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy to understand but still fully explain key co...

A detailed explanation of what proteins are, their structure, function, and the processes behind protein synthesis and folding as well as the consequences of misfolding. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, ...

A detailed explanation of what the fluid mosaic model is, it's structure, function, and the experimental evidence proving it. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy ...

A detailed explanation of how to how to carry out a chemiluminescent western blot and why each step is taken. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy to understand but st...

A detailed explanation of what genetic inheritance is, how it occurs, and the effect on genotypes and phenotypes. This overview also looks at Mendelian inheritance, how alleles determine the phenotypes of organisms, and the principles of the Hardy-weinberg equation. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often fou...

A detailed explanation of how to how to carry out a Bradford Assay and why each step is taken. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy to understand but still fully expla...

A detailed explanation of what enzymes are, their functions, and how they affect reaction rates. I also cover the various structures, inhibitors, and equations to calculate the various parameters in enzyme-catalysed reactions. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too...

A detailed explanation of how to how to use the GeneJet purification kit and why each step is taken. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy to understand but still fully...

A detailed explanation of how to split cell cultures and why each step is taken. Created by a graduate Biochemistry student who is now studying Biological Sciences at Cambridge University. This is designed to be used for all levels of learning, from GCSE to university. When learning biology at school, I often found that when some of the topics were too simplified I did not understand the information. Hence, I have created this document to be easy to understand but still fully explain key concept...