Sunday, April 15, 2007

The future of biochemistry: the biochemistry of psychology

During the period that one of my last courses, biochemistry, was in session, I remember an occasion where I had stopped by the professor's office to point out an error in the grading of a test.  He was friendly, in a very excitable mood, and had raised my grade by an extra 10 percent in addition to the percentage that would have been added even if the grade change was incorporated.  He then proceeded to ask me about how the course was and then promptly moved on to the next subject which seemed to preoccupy him with great excitement....the future of biochem. 

He asked me what I envisioned to be be the future area which biochemistry would be sure to encompass; the current accomplishments of biochemistry consists of all aspects of human physiology, in essence, he had explained that biochemistry had already mastered this area for several decades now and that future textbooks are going to cover all areas of.......the human psychology.  And it's going to be comprehensive and masterful in its exactness as contemporary biochemistry texts interpret human physiology.

Maybe he isn't the only biochemist who is so excited about this topic.  Francis Crick had endeavored in this field until his death.

He claimed that wars would always occur, unless the biochemistry of the human psychology would be elucidated fully.

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