Description: Proteins link all life on Earth and enable its most astonishing capacities--from a firefly's glow to the navigational abilities of migrating birds to human emotional experience. The Color of North explores the curious biology and immense impact of proteins, as well as the potential of engineered proteins to treat disease and restore our planet.
Brief description: Shahir S. Rizk is Associate Professor of Biochemistry at Indiana University South Bend and the Indiana University School of Medicine. The recipient of the Cottrell Scholar Award, he is an illustrator and poet whose work has appeared in Acorn, Modern Haiku, and Twyckenham Notes. He cohosts the podcast Rust Belt Science.
Review Quotes: This is biochemistry made engaging and personal. From a grandmother's cooking in Egypt to a longhorn beetle's survival in the Arctic cold, The Color of North reads like an illustrated travel journal.--Janelle Shane, author of You Look Like a Thing and I Love You