Biochemistry

Abstract

All of our knowledge of biochemistry is the outcome of experiments. For the most part, this text presents biochemical knowledge as established fact, but students should never lose sight of the obligatory connection between scientific knowledge and its validation by observation and analysis. The path of discovery by experimental research is often indirect, tortuous, and confounding before the truth is realized. Laboratory techniques lie at the heart of scientific inquiry, and many techniques of biochemistry are presented within these pages to foster a deeper understanding of the biochemical principles and concepts that they reveal.