Biochemistry
- Department
- Chemistry & Biochemistry
- Area of Study
- Honors
- Degree Type
- Bachelor of Science
Chemistry is the science of substances that comprise the world about us and is concerned with their structure, their properties, and the reactions that change them into other substances. Biochemistry explores the chemical foundations of living systems, including the structure, properties, and reactions of biological macromolecules. Chemists and biochemists practice their profession in many ways—in educational institutions, government laboratories, and private research institutions and foundations, as well as in many commercial areas, including the petroleum, chemical, drug, health, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and food industries.