A strong Oxford Biochemistry personal statement should demonstrate three things: genuine interest in specific topics within biochemistry, evidence that you've explored the subject beyond A-Level/IB, and your own interpretation of what you've learned. The biggest mistake is listing books, work experience and scientific facts without explaining what you actually thought about them. In this guide, I'll show you the 5-step process I use to turn your reading, EPQ, work experience and other...

When answering a biological problem, the default is to resort to something like: a protein folds because it has a function, or the RNA binds because the gene needs to be transcribed. But this is almost a tautology. Biochemistry is about explaining biology at the cellular and molecular level. And biology is subject to the laws of chemistry, meaning we have to consider the role of energy. The thing is, you've probably talked about some of these things in your personal statement, so explaining...

RNA is the bridge between the language of DNA and Protein, the bridge between template and final product. But it is so much more than just a small linear molecule. In your Oxford biochemistry interview, MRNA is likely to come up, in one context or another - gene therapy, cancer, gene regulation. This is especially likely if you talked about it in your personal statement. So let's explore further! Let's recap the obvious differences that RNA has with DNA: 1) RNA is single-stranded 2) RNA has...