Bachelor of Science Biochemistry Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) is a subject in life sciences that aims at imparting on understanding the Molecular Basis of life in plants and animals. It is a multi-disciplinary subject that focuses on structure and function of molecules as well as their interplay to create the phenomenon of life.
Bachelor of Science Biochemistry Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology(JKUAT) particularly looks at how this interplay is translated into basic metabolism, energy transduction, defense and physical responses for purposes of growth and development.
The Molecular basis of the ongoing struggle between higher organisms and disease is aptly captured in subjects like Medical Biochemistry, Biochemistry of parasites and tumors as well as Immunochemistry. These areas of specialization form part of recent advances in biochemistry and are covered in this programme.