Course: Biochemistry: the Molecules of Life

Biochemistry is the branch of science that explores the chemical processes of living organisms. The subject brings together biology and chemistry, but it is more than a simple meeting of …

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Advances in gene editing technology mean that it is now primed to be used with humans, and very important ethical issues must be considered before these approaches can be used …

Scientific advances being produced by research into gene editing and synthetic biology (discussed in the previous steps) raises many ethical issues. Scientists must consider these issues seriously, which they do …

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CRISPR-Cas is a powerful new technology that is revolutionising biology. It’s like cut and paste for DNA and provides efficient and accurate processes for editing genomes. Scientists are already using …

The head of the University of East Anglia is its Vice-Chancellor, Professor David Richardson. Here, he highlights how Biochemistry has been a science discipline in its own right for over …