Molecular biology deals with studying the chemical structures and processes of biological phenomena that involve the basic units of life, molecules. More specifically, molecular biology deals with nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA) and proteins—macromolecules that are essential to life processes. It also looks at how these molecules interact and behave within cells.
What is the role of molecular biology?
Molecular biology identifies and elucidates mechanisms, such as DNA replication, protein synthesis, and the myriad mechanisms of gene expression.
Molecular biology seeks to understand the molecular basis of genetic processes, by mapping the location of genes on specific chromosomes, associating these genes with particular characters of an organism, and using genetic engineering to isolate, sequence, and modify specific genes (Britannica, 2023).
Bioinformatics in molecular biology
As the name implies, molecular biology deals with the study of life at molecular level. It has a wide application and covers a variety of chemical structures and biological processes that includes the basic units of life such as nucleic acids and proteins.
Because of the large amount of data generated, and the use of information technology, bioinformatics has also become vital for the molecular biology field.
Bioinformatics is an important tool that can be used to compare genetic and genomic data and to better understand evolutionary aspects of molecular biology. Bioinformatics helps to organise data and helps to make a sense of it. It plays an essential role in analysis of genes, gene expression and regulation.
How can we help:
If you are working with molecular biology, our company can help you with:
- Genome analysis
- Nucleotide sequencing and analysis
- Gene prediction
- Genome annotation
- Transcriptome analysis
- Analysis of transcriptome data and related softwares
- Protein analysis
- Sequence analysis
- Protein tertiary structure prediction
- Potential drug targets based on simple sequence properties
- Protein-protein interactions
- Finding mutation in the DNA sequence that associated with a specific disease