Notes
Science
Short monographs on what peptides are, how they are stored, and how not to confuse a secretagogue with a hormone.
March 2026 · 6 min
What a peptide actually is
Shorter than a protein, longer than a typical drug-like small molecule — and that length is the whole point.
March 2026 · 7 min
Lyophilization and the math of reconstitution
Powder to solution is a ratio. Get the ratio right and the syringe becomes a measuring instrument.
April 2026 · 5 min
Cold, dark, dry
Most peptide failures are storage failures dressed up as ‘underdosing’.
April 2026 · 6 min
Secretagogues are not the hormone
GHRH analogs and ghrelin mimetics ask the pituitary to speak. They are not growth hormone in a vial.
May 2026 · 5 min
How to read a sequence without flinching
One-letter codes, D-residues, Aib, and fatty-acid tails — a field guide.