Starting in approximately the 1970s into the present day analytical chemistry has progressively become more inclusive of biological questions (bioanalytical chemistry), whereas it had previously been largely focused on inorganic or small organic molecules.
Začnúc okolo 1970 až do dneška sa analytická chémia zapojila do otázok biológie (bioanalytická chémia), aj keď bola predtým zameraná najmä na anorganiku alebo malé organické molekuly.