Biochemistry
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For each chapter we provide students' text, experiments (if any), a study guide, web guides, revision questions and answers to questions from students. The new versions on this site match much better with the course specification from Edexcel. See Choose a Chapter below.
>>Download the complete Special Study – text and experiments – (1.4 MB). You can also download individual chapters – see Choose a Chapter below. Please email Sarah Codrington if you have a problem with downloading or printing.
Differences from the previous edition include a pea alternative to the DNA extraction from cress experiment, and a revised 'Opportunities and challenges' chapter.
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We are grateful to Philip Jackson of Malvern College and Dean Madden of NCBE for their assistance
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updated: 08 June 2005
Biochemistry students book (1.4 MB)