Whats the difference between Molecular and microbiology

Question

And if i study these in university what could i do when i grow up?

Answer 1

molecular is molecules

what microbiology is a lot of microbes which are organisms

one is more about chemistry and one is more about biology

neither are really better in considering the premed track, but if you are not that then it just helps with specialization with research, and micro is bettter but I am neuroscience so pick mine haha

Answer 2

micro is all about discovering new/old organisms and defining them in places expected and unexpected.

molecular is all about tweaking the genetics of organisms we know about already. in my general experience i use viral DNA to modify microbial DNA to achieve this.

there is a cross-over study, where  one uses the tools of molecular biology to study and understand new organisms found in micro.

hope my simple answers help your understanding.

karma to you,

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Answer 3

there are a lot of differences actually

the most obvious being that molecular biology studies molecules and other chemicals, DNA, proteins and their interactions

microbiology studies microorganisms, things like bacteria, fungi and other really small things- even viruses sometimes

there also a lot of things these two fields have in common, molecular biologists use bacteria do work with dna, and microbiologists use molecular techniques to discover new things about those organisms

there are a bunch of different jobs in these two fields

a lot of people go into research

Answer 4

Microbiology is the study of bacteria.

Molecular biology is the study of biology at a molecular level. The field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry. Molecular biology chiefly concerns itself with understanding the interactions between the various systems of a cell, including the interactions between DNA, RNA and protein biosynthesis and learning how these interactions are regulated.