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My plea to FGN: What does the future hold for biochemistry?

I am a biochemist who is saddened with what our health workers, my fellow colleagues in the field practicing are facing in this Covid-19 pandemic. I am making this plea to the Federal Government of Nigeria to develop biochemistry as a better alternative to solving problems in the field of medicine and not just developing the practical application of biochemical research "medicine".

Biochemistry is rapidly expanding, possibly one of the most influential areas of science. It combines the core tenets of biology and chemistry. This field plays a huge role in the development of novel new scientific approaches. But just how important is it to medicine?

Note: Medical science cannot really exist without biochemistry.

Importance of Biochemistry to Medicine

Without the ongoing flurry of scientific breakthroughs made by biochemists, we wouldn’t have the precise chemical knowledge to create the vital drugs, therapies and diagnostic tools that are used every day.


What is the goal of Biochemistry

Much like medical science itself, biochemistry is a vast area of research that yields profound discoveries each year. Biochemical techniques advance our understanding of the chemical structures and processes that underpin human health and disease, revealing the underlying transformations between these two physiological states.


Significance of Biochemistry to healthcare

The implications of uncovering the causes of pathologies on a cellular level are huge. By being able to call on a working knowledge of biochemistry and other related disciplines such as molecular biology and immunology, those working in medical science have the potential to transform global healthcare.

And with the rise of public health threats such as this recent Covid-19 pandemic, air pollution and climate change, noncommunicable diseases, and antimicrobial resistance, the research of biochemists is needed more than ever.

The question now is how does biochemistry plays the central role in the life sciences — particularly in medicine.

What is biochemistry?

As the name may suggest, biochemistry is a field of science that broaches the two traditional disciplines of biology and chemistry. If chemistry is the science of matter, then biochemistry is the science of living matter.

Practitioners of biochemistry study the biochemical reactions that occur at the molecular level within living organisms. In medical biochemistry (also known as molecular biology), biochemical techniques are applied to human health and disease. The typical scope of medical biochemistry can encompass the following:

The chemical components of the human body, including carbohydrates and lipids; amino acids and proteins; blood and plasma; biological membranes; nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).

Now note, in this Corona virus pandemic (Covid-19), biochemist who are trained in using electron microscopes, lasers and state-of-the-art laboratory instruments can help conduct rapid experiment testing by performaning nucleic acid test with the use of polymerase chain reaction analysis in human blood and tisue fluid to detect infected people with coronavirus. This will help medical doctors to effectively treat mild case and speed up recovery rate while maintaining low death cases. As a matter of fact, the use of PCR machine for testing is a major area in biochemistry.

Benefits of biochemistry

Medicine is just one area that has benefited from biochemistry. Biochemistry has made vital contributions to the fields of including cell biology, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, microbiology, immunology, nutrition, forensic medicine, and toxicology, as well as the fields of inflammation, cell injury, and cancer.

Aside from medicine, biochemical research is also applied in industry, agriculture and food production. When taking all these applications into consideration, it’s clear that biochemistry is far from a single, monolithic discipline. In Nigeria for instance, this Covid-19 pandemic has affected food production by farmers, within a short time these food supplies may run out lead to famine and starvation. By with the knowledge of crop improvement such as hybridization developed from biochemical techniques, crop with high yield within a short while would have been developed in Nigeria, development of seedlings/seeds that are resistant to diseases and pests, etc

What does a biochemist do?

On a day-to-day basis, biochemists typically carry out research projects, manage laboratory teams, prepare technical reports and present research findings to scientists and key stakeholders in the Ministry of health, Agriculture, etc.

They conduct laboratory experiments which cover a range of subjects, from extracting cell samples from plants and animals for genetic research to developing effective new medicines for the pharmaceutical industry. Once complete, the results are then analysed in an office environment using advanced data modelling software.

Working in research teams alongside experts from other scientific fields, biochemists are predominantly employed across the life sciences sector (including pharmaceuticals, biotech, toxicology, food technology and vaccine production). They are also frequently employed in research roles in academic and government institutions.

Significance of biochemistry to medicine

The question you would like to ask is what impact has biochemical research had on medical science?

Ever since Eduard Buchner’s 1897 discovery that a cell-free extract of yeast can ferment sugar (widely considered to be the birth of biochemistry), biochemistry has enjoyed an intimate relationship with medicine — illuminating many aspects of human health and diseases.

For anyone working in medicine or a related field, accruing sufficient biochemical knowledge is needed in order to properly understand the metabolism, function and growth of a healthy human body.

In physiology, the study of body function, biochemistry has broadened our understanding of how biochemical changes relate to physiological alteration in the body. It helps us understand the chemical aspects of biological processes such as digestion, hormonal action, and muscle contraction-relaxation.

In pathology, the study of how aberrant biochemistry relates to disease conditions in the human body, physicians can use biochemical analysis to confirm predictions based on patient testimony.

For example, if a patient complains of sudden, severe pain in one or more joints, the physician may predict the problem to be gout — a form of arthritis caused by an excess of uric acid in the bloodstream. By measuring uric acid levels, biochemistry can then confirm whether gout is the root of the problem.

All diseases have a molecular basis, so biochemistry enables us to understand the chemical processes involved in conditions as varied as:

diabetes
hyperammonemia, hypo- and hyperthyroidism
hypo- and hyperparathyroidism
jaundice
kidney dysfunction
hypercholesterolemia
phenylketonuria
sickle cell anaemia
dental fluorosis
rickets
acidosis and alkalosis
lysosomal storage diseases
atherosclerosis

With information gleaned from the chemical nature of pathologies, biochemists working in medicine are able to investigate potential treatments for diseases.

The action of a drug almost always involves some change in the biochemical processes taking place in the body. As such, pharmacologists must also be acquainted with the biochemical aspects of the human body. In pharmacy, biochemical testing provides indispensable insights into a drug’s:

mode of action
half-life
storage conditions
metabolism
potential toxic or adverse effects
Biochemistry is also the sole field that accurately describes the function and role of vitamins in the body. With millions of people taking daily vitamins and mineral supplements, the ongoing discoveries made my biochemists will continue to exert a huge impact on the field of nutritional deficiency.

In all, the real impact of biochemistry is hard to quantify. From lab-grown placentas that “will transform pregnancy research” to new drugs that wipe out antibiotic-resistant bacteria, the trailblazing work of biochemists continues to expand the horizons of medical science.


What does the future hold for biochemistry in Nigeria if it is developed?

They are many subfields of biochemistry.
Genomics — the study of an organism’s complete set of DNA — is one related field of biochemistry that carries long-term implications for drug development and clinical workflows.

Genome sequencing, for example, is causing a ‘revolution’ in early diagnosis — a breakthrough that could fast-track the development of vital new treatments for a range of health conditions.
This can be a useful way of developing a better testing kits for Covid-19, since coronavirus testing in done using PCR analysis.

And with biochemical research being augmented by rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, the ability to quickly and efficiently analyse vast pools of data enables scientists to chart previously unexplored areas of biochemistry.

Given its central role in the life sciences as a sustainable way to solve a myriad of science, health and industrial problems, employment opportunities in biochemistry are expected to skyrocket in Nigeria if this discipline is developed in Nigeria.
Of course, medical science does not exist solely to expand our knowledge of the nature of life. It exists to have a practical application: to improve clinical practice. That is to say: medical doctors or medical laboratory scientist cannot alone explore the molecular nature of cells and the chemical processes involved, since this is the core knowledge of biochemistry.
Every year, Nigeria Universities churn out graduates in the field of biochemistry and microbiology, yet they are not place in a clinical lab to develop in human capacity like Medicine, Medical lab scientist, Pharmacy, Nurses, etc. Most of these sets of basic medical health sciences graduate are not taking care off. Majority of them take up job in other professions thereby underdeveloping the health and research sector.

The molecular phenomena discovered through biochemical analysis help to facilitate this — providing research that gives on-the-ground health professionals greater scope to fulfil their duty of care.

In fact, the trajectory of medical science in the next decade rests upon the discoveries made by biochemists in the laboratory setting.

All life on Earth depends on biochemical reactions and processes. By integrating this scientific knowledge with practical strategies to maintain health, understand diseases, identify potential treatments, and enhance our understanding of the origins of life on earth, biochemistry is and will remain one of the most important areas of science.
With an increasing development of the human capacity of biochemists in Nigeria, and the World at large, novels diseases such as coronavirus (Covid-19), can easily be understood, controlled and eradicated. Since the molecular functioning of humans and all organisms, including viruses a non-liveling agent can be well understood. The pathways of drugs in eradicating such diseases can also be developed. Cure comes when the root cause is known, stopped and altered processes are corrected in the molecular level.

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TA4TA4:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_pQunGQraw

There is serious tension going on in Warri, Delta State as youths swear to revenge the killing of a young man. The said man was killed by some military officers deployed to the state to enforce the sit at home order given by the president to help curtail the spread of corona-virus in the country.

The problem her is that the military men also vow to revenge the killing of their member by the warri youths. It should be recalled that on the aftermath of the military officers killing the youth yesterday; the youths took the street rioting and ended up killing an officer.

Below is that of the military vowing retaliation on warri youths; where he said he will rape their mothers, sisters, daughters and infect them with HIV


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pf48kryc2E

Another videos which is shown below....showing when the military men are about to embark on the mission, while saying; "Lets go there... they must see us today"[i][/i]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzeGRMw_Fpg

Fake news, fake news as usual, no soldier was killed. They put up two soldier after a youth was killed by anoda soldier. They didn't kill any soldier. Govt is investigating the issues

Exactly, that video wasn't a live one. It was a replayed video after editing.
It is too obvious how the camera zoom in and out, to show the joining of the parts of different takes to make it a whole video.

Please I measure my chest and it is 0.94m, when I input the digit and that of my height, it refuse to save and continue. Any body with info how I can pass this stage

Please I measure my chest and it's 0.94m. initially, I put a wrong figure there. Now I went back to correct the info but it refuse to save and continue. Can anyone share tips how I can proceed.l further. Thanks

madridguy:
I'm sure the current heat wave is affecting your system. So its today we're opening thread for Tinubu? So you're just seeing my post praising the Jagaban of Africa. Bros go get cold water pour for body.

You have been opening thread about Buhari, now it's Tinubu. I never said you started it yesday, the fact that I am pointing it out yesterday.the real marketers on nairaland. How much have you earned. Have you built a � with the earnings. I wish you could market yourself to the world and not all this ones you are doing everyday. Worst of it is that you responded abusively. I won't stoop low to respond that way to you.

Please continue your Hussle because it will be too foolish if you gain nothing from all these threads you guys have being spending your live to do. At least that time you ppl are using to cook research on other politician, would have been channel to making yourself more productive. But if this Hussle they pay you, go ahead and enjoy.

This Madridguy and sarrki have now jumped from bubu to tinubu, indeed just give an average Nigerian small money, they will do all the marketing. Make una watch out from now henceforth, you will be seeing thread open daily to drum support for Tinubu ahead of 2023 by these guys.
They will write all manner of stuffs to make him look like a better option. SMH. Chai!!!Just watch out!

I price local rice in PH last week Saturday, it was 21k, I decided that I will wait for this Jumia Black Friday and they disappointed me by not putting 50kg on there cart. This afternoon I went back to the market, behold it has rose to 24k. No choice. I bought it for that amount. "Mama brand" precisely

Danzakidakura:
If they like they should die kafir, who independent help, i wish Britains are still ruling us. Bia @ op independent kee you theroe.

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Rate your thinking, far below less than average, for saying 'independence keep you there'. Anyone with human brain should at least think like an intelligent being. It is beyond sitting at the comfort of your home because you've gat keypad in your phone, then you type rubiish.

Hello friends,
We just celebrated our 59th independent day as a nation. On that day, I took my little niece on some history class about current affairs. After the whole lesson, he asked me a question, which I could not give a definite answer.
Let me ask you too, maybe you could proffer me with the correct answer, since we learn everyday.
Question: are those people given birth to and died before independence in 1960 called Nigerian?

For instance, a man given birth to in 1900 and died within any period on or before 1959. Is that person a Nigerian?

Tolexander:
If Na so many Nigerian youths take the general election seriously, we probably won’t have these set of people in power

30naira per SMS?
SMH

My brother except you don't know Nigeria election. Whether you use ur energy+ strength+seriousness, your vote ain't gonna count, I repeat your vote won't count. The actors already know who wanna win. They will write a fresh result, distribute it to all party agents and security agents while excluding the party they want to rig out and ask you to go to court. You will present your original result sheets which is a reflection of what the masses voted for, they (rigging party, other bribed party, inec, security agencies, etc)will present the fake ones. Oyo na your own.

Do you think, government of this country will allow electronic voting as u see in BBNaija. You are seeing electronic voting and you are questioning the youth participation.
Let Nigeria switch to electronic voting which is transparent, then you will know that the apathy they had for this fraud manual manipulate process will disappear.

Obviously the OP does not even know what he's saying. Please there is nothing like sapele road in Warri. Sapele is a different town, Warri is a different town. How can sapele road be in Warri. Please state the name of this street where such picture was gotten from, let me go and verify, other wise, what you posted here is fake news.

Please this is diversionary, sapele road in Warri indeed. Very soon we will be seeing ikeja road in oshidi, or gwaripa road in gwagwalada, or Port Harcourt road in ahoada.mtcheeeeeew

Whether busola story was true or twisted I can't say much but to all you criticizing, protesting and blabla

Ese oruru a Christian girl from Bayelsa State was abducted as a minor to Kano State, rape and impregnated. None of you raising your loud voice now could be found. All of you dumb your ears. No protest, lawyers offering free service now did not volunteer.

My question is that is it because it is a Man of God involved or what.

What are all these hypocrisy. Nigerians are funny people. We claim we want justice but I wonder why are we selective. What's the problem. Please I need answers

Enice:
can someone explain why any POS will display ur data just by inserting ur ATM card but a SCR will not display sh!t if you go outside the area you registered? because the POS is connected to a server while the SCR is not. it is just a memory card with voters data. it is a stand alone that you take to a computer to download info from. j

My friend do not come and decieve people who don't have sufficient knowledge in this knowledge area. Your answer shows you are smart by half. You are saying it is a memory card that was inserted in smart card reader.
My question to you? Do they reconfigure memory card. Because when card readers was destroyed in Anambra State prior to elections, new ones were brought in and reconfigured. It is only a device that synchronizes data from a remote stored location that is reconfigured

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There is no way INEC would say they don't have server. Ask a database administrator they would tell u that without server the card reader cannot read a PVC. Card reader synchronizes strings(data) stored in a database connected to a server. The database can be retrieve from anywhere when it connect with the server. From there you can authenticate the thumb prints input it card reader if it matches with that stored in the database retrieved from the server. So there must be a server somewhere

So how many people have received their payment so far. I need those with testimonies.

If you have received payment this week. Let us know. Thanks.


@klien are you the owner of scribesbay? Or these issues of payment does not affect you. You speak too well of this scribesbay, of which I feel you are usta cosmetic approach.

Scribesbay inquiry is mute, they don't care about people's plight regarding complains and you are telling us that they have open a forum. If they cannot respond to mail they provided regarding payment, is it there website that they will respond. Or are you the owner of the site who want to promote traffic, and get AdSense and SEO ranking. Because I don't understand.

Ok good, youu were paid. Ok it's not a scam but they didn't pay me. I just wondered why. now can say that I I will know who to channel my dissatisfaction to.

It is good you do these clarification because my bitter experience gave me the impression that they were fraudulent. I will continue to mail them until I get a response. Thanks

StoneColdBiceps:


Bro I understand your displeasure and I'm not talking for anybody's pleasure especially when it comes to online job. I know the 550 I mentioned is little BUT that is what I was paid with my displeasure I mentioned earlier (I'm still watching them). Now I'm not going to say I'll show you my bank account just because to proof of one tachere recharge card money. No.
Now, they have this process of making payment like most business sites; the money is earned and in your platform (holding) account, then credited to your local bank account every Friday, though I got mine early Saturday morning waking up to see the alert. And it's not oyinbo (scribesbay) that did the transfer, it is a naija guy (representative) here in Gidi !

One of the things I observed with them is that, you won't get the bench-marked amount of money in a day like the OP said AND again, scribesbay are contractors to other companies they deliver result to, so you should expect some wayo.

I just need to see an SMS bearing scribesbay. You may crop your account balance out please. I need a proof. Yes on Saturday they sent mail pleading that they make payment every Friday but they had some issues with new writers, assignment rejection etc. And anyone who did not receive payment by Monday should send complain to payment@scribesbay.com

Same Saturday, they sent mail that my pending approval I been reviewed, and another that it has been approved and credited to the bank account on my profile. If anyone who is only scribesbay did not get this message, he/she should quote me as a liar. Till today, I never received anything. I have sent complains to no avail. So when people said they paid them, I am confused. Please if you cannot send the proof here, send it to my email. promiseodiakaose@gmail.com
Thanks

Shezkid:



You're just confusing yourself.. I was paid... I'm not here to write baseless epistle...

If you were paid and I said I was not paid. Please I beg of you can you just please attach a proof maybe SMS alert. Please I beg of you. Don't write any epistle, just picture will suffice

Shezkid:


I'm speaking for myself.. I was credited

. please explain to me, credited to your local bank account or to your dashboard scribesbay account.

Did you receive bank alert. Attached the SMS let us see. I did not receive any bank alert. I only received mail that I have been credited, and when I logged in I saw my scribesbay account balance was credited. Is that what you are referring to.
If it is that, then you are mischievous to the public. Were you paid? to your Bank account? That's is my question. E.g Access bank account, UBA account etc

StoneColdBiceps:


Well, I don't know about any scam... Yet. But your contribution is valid. I started last week. I did 3 assignments; they paid for one, rejected two with one reason that I was too harsh on my view, which was understandable but the second Rejection was without a reason. I sent mail on it but no reply.

But, this evening 550 enter my scribesbay account, awaiting cash out. Within this week I've done 5 assignments. Make I dey observe...

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Bro, I was credited N1000 into my scribesbay account as my total earnings. Is that what you called money. It is the same thing you have too as N550. You said they paid for one please screen shot and show us the alert. If it is your total earnings that was credited as N550 and you are saying that they paid, then bro you are not telling yourself the truth. There is nothing like cash out in scribesbay. They are supposed to pay whatever you earn to your bank account not scribesbay account. So do not used that word, 'THEY PAID ME'. My question to you is DID TOU RECEIVED ANY MONEY ON YOUR LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT E.G if you operate with U A, the you received alert UBA XXXXXX FROM scribesbay ?

Shezkid:
Scribebay just paid out...

I disagree, show us proof. Scribesbay is a sham.
I did work, and they sent me mail on Sunday that I have been credited in the account I provided in my profile. But it was a scam. I did not receive any alert. So let us tell ourselves the truth. So that people will not waste their time, energy, data and brain on a worthless adventure.

Scribesbay is a scam, do not bother to waste your effort. I am a content developer, I wrote their first assignment, and got their clear pass I requested an assignment and got a confirmation that it was accepted. I requested another, and got mail after submission that it was accepted. They sent mail that my money is pending, later that it has been credited to account I provided in my profile. Guess what? I did not receive any alert, no dime.
I sent mail to payment@scribesbay.com, no response. I complained bitter as I have wasted fuel, data, time and my brain do work for them only for them to swindle me. So klien promoting this brand have you earn one naira, show is proof of payment. I challenge anyone who have received payment to show proof. Brothers and sisters don't waste your time. When you see serious minded business people touch will know. They live up to their words

Scribesbay is a scam, do not bother to waste your effort. I am a content developer, I wrote their first assignment, and got their clear pass I requested an assignment and got a confirmation that it was accepted. I requested another, and got mail after submission that it was accepted. They sent mail that my money is pending, later that it has been credited to account I provided in my profile. Guess what? I did not receive any alert, no dime.
I sent mail to payment@scribesbay.com, no response. I complained bitter as I have wasted fuel, data, time and my brain do work for them only for them to swindle me. So @speak2klien promoting this brand have you earned one naira, show us proof of payment. I challenge anyone who have received payment to show proof.


Brothers and sisters don't waste your time. When you see serious minded business people touch will know. They live up to their words

@eobianke please beware and use wisdom in making ads like this. Nigeria of today is not the Nigeria of before. Bad people everywhere, I had people's story recently that escaped the hands of ritualist. So use wisdom in your search