A doctor came to me asking if I could help him stop smoking. I had steadfastly refused to become concerned with people’s smoking habits. As a psychiatrist I wish to spend my time with those in more urgent need of help. However, he seemed sincere about it, so I agreed. I spent some time showing [...]

The chemical composition of proteins is well known but their biological properties and their full role in the metabolic processes is not too well understood, and perhaps never will be. We know that proteins in the body are in the so-called dynamic state. This means they are constantly being changed from one state to another, [...]