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BIOCHEMIST [2 records]

Record 1 2024-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Biochemistry
CONT

What is biochemistry? Biochemistry explores chemical processes related to living organisms. It is a laboratory-based science combining biology and chemistry. Biochemists study the structure, composition, and chemical reactions of substances in living systems and, in turn, their functions and ways to control them. Biochemistry emerged as a separate discipline when scientists combined biology with organic, inorganic, and physical chemistry. They began to study areas such as: How living things get energy from food; The chemical basis of heredity; What fundamental changes occur in disease.

Key term(s)
  • bio-chemist

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Biochimie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Bioquímica
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Record 2 - external organization data 2022-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - National Occupational Classification (NOC)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Classification nationale des professions (CNP)

Spanish

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