Definitions for molecular biology
molec·u·lar bi·ol·o·gy

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1. molecular biologynoun

   the branch of biology that studies the structure and activity of macromolecules essential to life (and especially with their genetic role)

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1. molecular biologynoun

   the branch of biology that studies the macromolecules of life, such as proteins, lipoproteins and nucleic acids

2. molecular biologynoun

   the branch of biology studies the manipulation of genetic sequence of DNA

3. molecular biologynoun

   the technology of gene manipulation

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1. Molecular biology

   Molecular biology is the branch of biology that seeks to understand the molecular basis of biological activity in and between cells, including biomolecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. The study of chemical and physical structure of biological macromolecules is known as molecular biology.Molecular biology was first described as an approach focused on the underpinnings of biological phenomena - uncovering the structures of biological molecules as well as their interactions, and how these interactions explain observations of classical biology.In 1945 the term molecular biology was used by physicist William Astbury. In 1953 Francis Crick, James Watson, Rosalind Franklin, and colleagues, working at Medical Research Council unit, Cavendish laboratory, Cambridge (now the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology), made a double helix model of DNA which changed the entire research scenario. They proposed the DNA structure based on previous research done by Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins. This research then lead to finding DNA material in other microorganisms, plants and animals.Molecular biology is not simply the study of biological molecules and their interactions; rather, it is also a collection of techniques developed since the field's genesis which have enabled scientists to learn about molecular processes. In this way it has both complemented and improved biochemistry and genetics as methods (of understanding nature) that began before its advent. One notable technique which has revolutionized the field is the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), which was developed in 1983. PCR is a reaction which amplifies small quantities of DNA, and it is used in many applications across scientific disciplines.The central dogma of molecular biology describes the process in which DNA is transcribed into RNA, which is then translated into protein.Molecular biology also plays a critical role in the understanding of structures, functions, and internal controls within individual cells, all of which can be used to efficiently target new drugs, diagnose disease, and better understand cell physiology. Some clinical research and medical therapies arising from molecular biology are covered under gene therapy whereas the use of molecular biology or molecular cell biology in medicine is now referred to as molecular medicine.

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1. molecular biology

   Molecular biology is a field of biology that explores the composition, structure, and interactions of cellular molecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins, which carry out the biological processes essential for the cell's functions and maintenance. This includes the study of DNA, RNA, genes, proteins and their biosynthesis, as well as the regulation of these processes.

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1. Molecular biology

   Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly concerns itself with understanding the interactions between the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between the different types of DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis as well as learning how these interactions are regulated. Writing in Nature in 1961, William Astbury described molecular biology as:

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1. Molecular Biology

   A discipline concerned with studying biological phenomena in terms of the chemical and physical interactions of molecules.

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Examples of molecular biology in a Sentence

1. David Gortler:

   Going back to my Yale days when I was a lowly fellow inside of a molecular biology lab, I had to work with RNA myself, he tells NPR. And RNA is something which is very, very delicate and it can be inactivated, just like — we used to joke — just by looking at it the wrong way.

2. Aarthi Vijayakumar:

   We were able to verify for the first time that CRISPR/Cas9 does successfully cut in space and establish this amazing gene editing tool in space for the first time, it helps set up this whole molecular biology toolbox and workflow that can later be used to hopefully answer our original questions and so many other questions.

3. Celine Gounder:

   This is pretty basic molecular biology 101 that any college student who has studied this stuff would have some basic understanding of, so CDC epidemiologists know this.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Molecular_Biology
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_Biology
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