in this video we will discuss about introduction to biochemistry overview scope and applications in this video lecture the author has explained what is biochemistry history and its applications in everyday life this video also explains how biochemistry affects our lives and why should you study it as a subject biochemistry is the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another it deals with how cells work what they are made of and what happens when chemical reactions take place inside them there have been many significant discoveries in biochemistry such as how dna and rna work together to create cells biochemistry is a science that focuses on the chemical processes of living organisms it also looks at how these chemicals work together in an organism and to what effect they have while looking for ways to use this information as we develop new medicines or drugs all sorts of things need biochemistry from research projects like developing treatments for cancer diabetes and other major health problems it also figure out how pollution affects our environment analyzing human dna sequences to learn more about genetic diseases such as alzheimer's disease or crohn's disease discovering the origins of life on earth by studying ancient fossils biochemists are also interested in how biochemistry has evolved since life first began on earth which is why they study proteins to determine the evolutionary history of organisms like other living things around us we're all made up of these protein structures that make it possible for our cells to function so the next time you're looking at a leaf or a flower and wondering what makes it alive think about all of the chemicals like water carbon dioxide and oxygen that make up its cells proteins to store energy from sunlight for photosynthesis sugars to feed them in order to grow to understand what biochemistry is or why it's important let us take a look at how this field evolved in 1833 german physiologist albert juan cole licker used chemistry findings to explain cellular functions for the first time in history during his experiments with frog egg cells under a microscope how does biochemistry affect our everyday life there are many ways in which biochemistry affects our everyday life our blood is made up of plasma which contains important proteins like albumin clotting factors antibodies these components help keep things moving freely in our bloodstream by holding on to fat so they don't clog up arteries plus these proteins can also be produced when needed thanks to a process called translation all without knowing what's happening on an atomic level another way in which biochemistry impacts us every day is through biophysics as mentioned above about how breathing mechanics work with gas exchange and inhaling slash exhaling biophysics can also be used to study how we see now it is time to discuss the benefits of studying biochemistry the study of biochemistry includes a range of topics that might interest you for example computational biology to advance our understanding about how proteins fold into their functional shapes microbial genomics to better understand plant soil and ocean dwelling microorganisms lipidomics which is all about fats in cells proteomics studying protein structure function and expression at the molecular level or cell signaling looking at chemical molecules that are involved with controlling whether a cell lives or dies biochemistry is an important field because it studies living systems at a molecular level and explores topics such as cell signaling and lipidomics which can help us understand health issues like obesity or diabetes morefully biochemists have helped create revolutionary treatments that cure diseases such as hiv aids cancer and lyme disease biochemical engineering for example in biodiesel research and development biochemists also develop food additives like artificial sweeteners which enable people with diabetes to enjoy tasty treats without adding large quantities of sugar that can cause dangerous spikes in blood glucose levels after eating them their work has some overlap with molecular biology where biochemical techniques are applied to study biological molecules at high resolution under conditions not found in living organisms whether you want to learn more about the history of biochemistry or how this field is used in daily life we can help get you started with some resources on our website themasterchemistry.com in order to watch such more videos you are requested to subscribe our youtube channel