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Biochemistry vs. Cell and Molecular Biology Options
lisas8
#1 Posted : Sunday, May 20, 2012 9:52:41 PM
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Joined: 8/21/2011
Posts: 9
Hello! I am still confused about the difference between biochemistry and cell and molecular biology. I looked at their course requirements at UTSC and they are fairly similar. Is getting a job in one easier than the other? Is one harder than the other?
Cell and Molecular Biology Co-op
University of Toronto Scarborough
angelsilver
#2 Posted : Friday, June 29, 2012 4:32:17 AM
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Joined: 1/31/2011
Posts: 13
To be honest, I'm not too clear on the differences either. I picked biochem because it was a type 3 and I wanted to feel special. In closely related fields, courses start to really diverge in 3rd year But neither is going going to get you a better job. You'll have to do some form of school afterwards and even then, I doubt anyone will discriminate between the two.
University of Toronto (StG) - Biochemistry Specialist (Hon. BSc 2015)
BIGBANG23
#3 Posted : Wednesday, July 04, 2012 8:45:15 PM
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Joined: 12/28/2010
Posts: 5
Urrr, not too sure how it's done at UofT, but at western there is definetly a big difference between the two!!
Biochemistry - which is hate :/ is focused more on looking at the chemistry of biology, if that wasn't already self-explanatory LOL. But it involves orgo (at least at western) and for example: you would look indepth at the making of protiens, from the amino acid process and examine the chemistry involved, on a basic level the peptide and disulfide bods.

Molecular Cell Bio - which I enjoyed a lot, involves processes that go on within a cell, e.g. protien trafficking and its antereograde trasport from the RER to the cis/medial/and trans Golgi.

I think the two examples above show VERY DIFFERENT levels of thinking and ideas. Their titles seems self explanatory, but utlimately you're going to have to research is a bit on your own (maybe talk to previous students who have taken the course, or even reach out to the profs?)

good luck!
and sorry, I'm not too familiar with the jobs each one entails, but I would think extra schooling is needed after this if you are to follow into a stream, and it IS important which one you pick.
The University of Western
Biological and Medical Science [BMSc] 2014
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