Whilst concerned with the molecular mechanisms of heredity and inherited disease, new developments relate to cures in the shape of 'gene therapy' as well as the 'genetic engineering' of plants and microbes for the production of new crops and novel antibiotics. Biochemists also study the molecular structure of tissues and foods as well as the dynamic processes of nutrition and their control in health and disease.
All students carry out a project and present a dissertation on their work.
There are openings to most other paramedical subjects and chemistry, either as graduates or to gain higher degrees.