What is Molecular Biology?

Molecular biology is the science of study of biology atmedicine to advance to such a degree so that we
the molecular level. William Astbury in Naturemay begin to cure the previously incurable, and to
described molecular biology as:eventually find cures for every disease that afflicts
"... not so much a technique as an approach, anhuman kind.
approach from the viewpoint of the so-called basicMolecular biology depends not only on biology but
sciences with the leading idea of searching below thealso chemistry, genetics, and biochemistry. The
large-scale manifestations of classical biology for theunderstanding of the interactions between DNA,
corresponding molecular plan. It is concernedRNA, proteins and lipids is vital in understanding how
particularly with the forms of biological molecules andcells work and how diseases affect these
..... is predominantly three-dimensional and structural -interactions. Researchers and scientists are slowly
which does not mean, however, that it is merely apiecing together these interactions and how each
refinement of morphology - it must at the same timebiological molecule functions. By understanding this,
inquire into genesis and function" (W.T. Astbury,scientists can then examine disease conditions, and
Nature 190, 1124. 1961)see if the function of any of the molecules has
Molecular biology has allowed us to uncover thechanged. If a molecule or interaction is affected by
mysteries of the human body, viruses, bacteria anddisease, scientists can then create therapies which
all other life. As such, it has allowed the progress oftarget these alterations and repair them.