The history of the Department of Biochemistry at the University of Cambridge is a story of two parts. The first is a general description of how the Department came into being, the buildings it has occupied and the major figures who shaped its development.

Edited by ALBERT NEUBERGER, LAURENS L.M. Although the term “biochemistry” seems to have been first used in 1882, it is generally accepted that the word "biochemistry" was first proposed in 1903 by Carl Neuberg, a German chemist. The history of biochemistry can be said to have started with the ancient Greeks who were interested in the composition and processes of life, although biochemistry as a specific scientific discipline has its beginning around the early 19th century. With the discovery of reverse transcriptase in 1970 came the “Big Bang” of modern biochemistry, leading to the split evolution of molecular biology and cell biology. Biochemistry is used in every field in science like Plant, animals and also humans study.

Chapter 1: A Brief His tory of Biochemistry Biochemistry/Hikmet Geckil • Until the early 1800s “ vitalism ” was a common belief: the compounds f ound in living It was thought that its history started from in the era of Anselme Payen,who was a French chemist discovered diastase enzyme in 1833. A History of Biochemistry Selected Topics in the History of Biochemistry Personal Recollections. Image . Biochemistry is the study of life sciences in which we study about chemical structure and composition of living organism. History of Biochemistry. Biochemistry is the study of life and the chemistry of processes behind life. In this section of the history of the Department of Biochemistry we have assembled links to open access biographical and autobiographical memoirs of Sir William Dunn Professors of Biochemistry and of former members of our Department published by the Royal Society and other academic journals. Biochemistry is the study of chemical processes in living organisms.Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes.

The history of biochemistry spans approximately 400 years. The history of biochemistry spans approximately 400 years. VAN DEENEN, GIORGIO SEMENZA Although the term “biochemistry” seems to have been first used in 1882, it is generally accepted that the word "biochemistry" was first proposed in 1903 by Carl Neuberg, a German chemist.