Introduction to Careers in Biology Careers in Biology Biochemistry Katie Schultz Introduction Biochemistry is a fuse of chemistry and biology. Workers in this field insight into living systems at the molecular level, where the action is mainly chemical.
Biochemists study the organic chemistry of life.
They research diseases and try to find cures for them. They can also work in medicine and try to produce lifesaving techniques. A bachelor's degree in this area is required to work in this field. If a person has a degree in chemistry or biology they can also specialize in biochemistry. Biochemists can specialize in a specific area of biochemistry.