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Molecular medicine and the digitisation of biology
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Molecular medicine involves the understanding of the process of diseases on the molecular level, and the application of suitable treatments to impair this process. Many research areas are involved in determining the link between the disease state and genes. In order to do this, you need to not only describe molecular structures and mechanisms of the disease but also find the errors of disease on the genetic (e.g. single nucleotide polymorphism/SNP) and higher levels (e.g. cellular networks). From this knowledge we could potentially personalise medicine and develop preventative treatments.