Further Readings
mcourtney 18 Oct 2007 09:16
- Adams, S. No Way Back New Scientist, October 22, 1994.
An entertaining article about the second law of thermodynamics.
- Chandrasekharan, N.V., et al. COX-3, a Cyclooxygenase-1 Variant Inhibited by Acetaminophen and Other Analgesic/Antipyretic Drugs: Cloning, Structure, and Expression Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA, April. 7, 2002.
This is the original research article described in the short article by Wickelgren below.
- Cho, A. A Fresh Take on Disorder, or Disorderly Science? Science (News Focus), August. 23, 2002.
Some physicists are still trying to find an exact mathematical approximation for entropy, which is discussed very clearly in this short article.
- Deeth, R. Chemical Choreography New Scientist, July 5, 1997.
Computer modeling is being used to study how enzymes work in the cell.
- Wickelgren, I. Enzyme Might Relieve Research Headache Science (News of the Week), September. 20, 2002.
The mode of action of the painkiller acetominophen (found in Tylenol, for example) has been unclear for a long time. This is a brief description of the discovery of a variant of the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme, which appears to be inhibited by this drug.