Science Fiction and Biochemistry

Science Fiction and BiochemistryScience fiction and biochemistry might seem like a strange combination, but there is an eerie and interesting story behind both of them. I was recently speaking with a friend who was discussing her love of the great science fiction writer Robert Heinlein. She said that it wasn't until she was young that she discovered that both science fiction and biology are interrelated, and she has always wanted to be able to combine the two.Biochemistry is the study of life and how living things work, from plants and animals to human beings. Most books on the subject of chemistry use it as a major topic, but it is a complex science that includes physics, biology, astronomy, and psychology. Many people think of it as just that; biology, but in reality it is much more than that.Most schools teach biology as one of the most important biological processes of all time. But biologists have a major challenge in teaching people about living systems as well as all of the pa rts involved in their process of doing so. Chemistry teaches us about the chemical elements and compounds that make up living things, but science fiction readers know about all the things that go into creating our world - technology, space travel, weapon technology, microorganisms, among many others. So who is better at presenting science to a general audience?I agree that biology is the better science to understand, but physics presents a more complicated picture. Physics is the study of matter, whether it be light sound, or energy. It is also the study of forces and how they affect things. The study of chemistry deals with the interrelationships between things that make them move.Chemistry also encompasses biology, psychology, and physics. The things we learn about with biology are things that we find important in biology. But why should we learn them separately? Why do we need more than one person to educate all of us about the information we are given?It is understandable that w e need more than one person to teach us the information, but teaching too many students at once does not work very well either. Why? Well because the number of students teaches the students know more than you teach your dog. You don't necessarily want him to stop the barking if you walk away for ten minutes. He could just keep on trying to tell you what a great dog he is.There are other things that need to be taken into consideration when choosing a science fiction or biochemistry book. Science fiction books are a combination of topics, and their readers will probably only have read a few of them already. Biochemistry books might be a better choice, especially if they are written by someone you know and trust.