What is Biochemistry?

What is biochemistry, and how does it differ from the fields of genetics, biology, chemistry, and molecular biology?

Biochemistry is the study of chemical reactions, structures and how living things are composed. Many science fields are tied into Biochemistry, such asOrganic Chemistry, which  allows us to better understand the composition of molecules. To me Biochemistry focuses on the medical field such as the study of pharmacology, and allows us to see the different mechanisms of drugs and how it acts on the body and using different concepts within the biochemistry field to help diagnose, asses and better understand specific diseases. Biochemistry can easily be tied into any field of science but there are the key factors in which each field of science focuses on, which sets them apart from one another.

Biochemistry differs from the field of genetics, biology, chemistry and molecular biology because many biochemists work in teams versus chemists, molecular biologists, geneticists, and biologists work on a wide range of things and usually work independently or with one other. You dont see many nobel prizes and awards to chemists and such to a group of ten people, it's usually to one individual or maybe a group of three. Also Biochemists are known to specialize in a particular field such as food research, air, drugs, water, waste...things to do with the environment and how they can better the earth as a whole. Biochemists mainly focus on the origins of life, the cell, and different ways you can minipulate these things, and seeing what effects will happen, in hopes to improve its function.

Molecular biology is comprised of chemistry, biology, and mostly genetics. Molecular biology deals with understanding how various systems of the cell function and are regulated. Genetics is the study of the molecular structure and function of genes, looking at how different genes are passed on from generation to generation.

To me Biochemists seem as though they are very highly educated eco-friendly researchers/scientist, "going green." They seem to focus on earthly things and how they can better the world. For example trying to find a safe way to get rid of toxic waste or cut down carbon emitions in the air. Especially in the era that we live in now, with this economy and polluted planet, I believe biochemistry is a more favored area of scientific research than it was 100 years ago.