This substance has now been cloned by molecular biologists.
molecular biology in British English
noun
the study of biological phenomena at the molecular level
molecular biology in American English
a branch of biology that studies the chemical and physical principles associated with the composition, properties, and activities of molecules in living cells
Examples of 'molecular biology' in a sentence
molecular biology
There are the advances made by biomedical engineering that combine medicine, molecular biology and engineering.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But this molecular biology was not the work in which he engaged Clayton.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
It is not too hard to imagine a world in which the study of photosynthesis might have been the foundation on which molecular biology was based.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)
In 1962 he switched to molecular biology, then a new field of study.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We knock at the door of No 13 and are shown into what looks like a molecular biology research lab.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It is true of the partnerships today between chemical and pharmaceutical companies and companies in genetics, molecular biology, or medical electronics.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
The discovery of the reaction centre, it could be argued, was what first brought the study of photosynthesis truly into the realm of molecular biology.
Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007)