Biochemistry

About this course

Biochemistry asks what life is made of and how it works at the molecular level, examining the atoms that make up biological molecules, the proteins that carry out cellular functions, the DNA that encodes hereditary information, and the metabolic pathways that provide the energy for life. Many devastating diseases are caused by just a few atoms being out of place inside cells, and biochemistry aims to understand how living things work at the atomic level, driving some of the most exciting developments in biomedical research, from new drugs to treat neurodegenerative disorders to cancer therapies and vaccines. Questions such as how genes are encoded in DNA, how proteins fold into three-dimensional structures, how mutations cause inherited disorders, and how viruses replicate inside cells are all within biochemistry's scope. At the University of Leeds, this three-year full-time programme p

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