What are the differences between Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering?….and what is the most paid job?
Molecular biology deals with the different proteins and metabolic pathways of cells. For example, a molecular biologist would study the exact mechanism for histone deconstruction and reconstruction during translation versus that during replication. Or, they’d try to determine how a protein folds a particular way when the only information it has is the amino acid sequence. A genetic engineer tries to manipulate genes in such a way that the metabolic pathways of an organism are altered. This can include trying to get plants to produce more food per unit area or finding a way to direct mRNA to a specific cell. (You’d want to direct mRNA when the patient’s genes are dysfunctional.) Another cool application is the use of RNA interference, or RNAi, which binds to mRNA to stop its expression. Molecular biology is more like investigating and figuring out metabolic pathways. Genetic engineering is more manipulative, trying to alter such pathways. Both of these would deal with all types of body
