Dr. Ashendel,
If you like, I will work with you to create an outline of a Biochemistry book that can later be slowly be developed into a set of modules that professors can compile for class use. My scientific education stopped just before a deep understanding of Biochem, that is, I did Ochem and a section of Biochem as part of a lower-level Bio course, then skimmed through a friend�s Biochem book. So I know some of the basic terminology but not much more. But if you provide, for example, a list of basic unavoidable topics and the beginnings of a reproducable structure that I can apply to each of the topics, such as:
Biochemistry: Protein folding (high school) Biochemistry: Protein folding (pre-med) Biochemistry: Protein folding (science majors) Biochemistry: Protein folding (two-semester) Biochemistry: Protein folding (one-semester)
Then I can do some of the grunt work to wikify the structure. What I am saying is, if you have a vision of how the book(s) could take shape and there is any way that I can help save you time realizing it by helping with lower-level work, just say the word.
And of course I will mention that Purdue is viewed around here as the Harvard of the Midwest and I am honored and excited that you have taken an interest in this project. I hope that the site can be of service to you and to many other biochemistry profs out there.
Karl
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