Science Essays for College Students

Tag: health

  • Chemistry of water, carbon dioxide, and proteins

    This discussion reviews three topics for science students: water, pH, and the chemical bonds within protein chains. To begin, though, consider the periodic table, which is a compact and very basic aid for discussing chemistry. It may be viewed on a single sheet of paper. This discussion begins with hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen from…

  • Pharmacology today and in ancient natural medicine

    This essay illustrates the discovery of a few drugs from the hundreds used today. Some emerged from laboratory studies while others progressed from traditional ancient remedies to modern pharmaceuticals.  From these many therapeutics, seven are described: artemisinin, a modern treatment for malaria; quinine, another malarial treatment; digitalis, for congestive heart disease; statins, for high cholesterol…

  • Motivations and Reactions in Human Behavior

    When I began this science blog, the goal was to highlight historical figures who had contributed significantly to the physical sciences. The subject matter of the resulting essays spanned up to, and included, the mid-20th century, coinciding in time with the end of my formal education in physics. Recently, I began pondering motivations of these…

  • On Biology and Cellular Neuroscience

    Life on Earth has existed for over three billion years. It has evolved through mutations and natural selection as described in the 19th century by Charles Darwin and Alfred Russell Wallace. It is diverse with beneficial mutations accumulating over these years. Diversity is essential and remains in the DNA of all living things. Due to…