Send in your Questions! Chemistry Class for food is back and this time it is protein. Again, no tests and no homework. Fascinating Topics Addressed: Why amino acids are called that; Where protein as a substance was identified in chemistry experiments; What a peptide bond is; Why proteins inspire micro manufacturing; Can you survive only eating aminos - but no proteins; How we get energy from protein; And I say primordial ooze. As always - you can catch the Dinosaur Neil Episode of the The Tick here: "Don't eat in the Lab or you might turn into a Dinosaur!" References - The Tick v. Dinosaur Neil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J8HxakmkWU Music Credit: Fingerlympics by Doctor Turtle Show Notes: https://thehistoryofamericanfood.blogspot.com/ Email: [email protected] Twitter: @THoAFood Instagram: @THoAFood