molecular biology
noun
: a branch of biology dealing with the ultimate physicochemical organization of living matter and especially with the molecular basis of inheritance and protein synthesis
molecular biologist
noun
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
Introduction May 7, 2025 biology brains cells memory molecular biology neurons neuroscience proteins All topics
(opens a new tab)
When Todd Sacktor (opens a new tab) was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia.
—Ajdina Halilovic, Quanta Magazine, 7 May 2025
Industry saw the potential for drug development, and molecular biology was suddenly a lucrative field.
—Eva Amsen, JSTOR Daily, 11 June 2025
The federal lab, about 40 miles southeast of downtown Oakland, conducts experiments on nuclear reactions, lasers, atomic structure and molecular biology.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 2 June 2024
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molecular biology
noun
: a branch of biology dealing with the study and understanding of biological activity and processes at the molecular level and especially the molecular basis of gene function and protein synthesis
Molecular biology experiments proved that small pieces of DNA did sometimes move within or between chromosomes, thereby triggering changes in gene expression.—John Rennie, Scientific American
John Rennie, Scientific AmericanThe test is based on several recent advances in molecular biology, including the new insight that cells slip into the uncontrolled growth known as cancer through defects in specific enzymes that monitor and control division.—Lawrence K. Altman, The New York Times
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