num_pages: 253
description:  The latest addition to No Starch Press's EduManga series The Manga Guide to Biochemistry uses Japanese comics clear explanations and a charming storyline to explain the basics of biochemistry. This volume begins with a discussion of the cells that make up living beings as well as the basics of protein synthesis metabolism energy production and photosynthesis. It goes on to cover ecosystems and material cycles; the mechanisms of respiration; lipids cholesterol and blood types; and the roles and structures of enzymes and proteins. Readers explore genes and DNA; the differences between biochemistry and molecular biology; and the mystery surrounding the origin of the cellall with the aid of original Manga cartoons. This EduManga title is co-published with Ohmsha Ltd. of Tokyo Japan and is one in a series of translations from Ohmsha's bestselling Japanese originals.
language: English
title: The Manga Guide to Biochemistry
publisher: No Starch Press