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The term molecular biology came into use around the middle of the 20th century. In its broadest meaning, molecular biology comprises the study of a variety of biological processes at the molecular level. The physicochemical properties of cellular components and their functions in nerve-impulse conduction, vision, membrane transport, and molecular genetics constitute some of the topics of molecular biology.
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Stenesh, J. (1998). Introduction to Molecular Biology. In: Biochemistry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9427-4_16
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