生物化学是中心科学之一，因为它以一种甚至对于外行人也可以感知的方式渗透到整个社会。培训未来的化学家以及未来的科学家，不仅必须考虑知识或科学利益，还必须考虑一般公众利益。化学家在社会中的作用尤其重要，因为在影响整个社会的领域（例如犯罪，环境，疾病，制造和医学）方面取得了进步。
Biochemistry is one of the central sciences because it permeates society as a whole in a way that is perceivable even to a lay person. Training future chemists, and hence future scientists, must take not only intellectual or science interests into consideration but the general public interests as well. The role of chemists in society is particularly important because of advancements in areas that affect the entire society such as crime, the environment, disease, manufacturing, and medicine.