| The term "biotech," short for
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| | development of genetically modified
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| "biotechnology," refers to the
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| | variations of plants and seeds
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| application and manipulation of
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| | development of biological pesticides and
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| biological resources to develop products
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| | nutrition identification and protection
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| and processes that fulfill industrial and
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| | of endangered species, including
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| other human objectives. While popular
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| | artificial breeding verification and
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| imagination tends to latch onto
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| | authentication of costly food products
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| controversial fields of biotechnological
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| | Bioinformatics Under this broad heading
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| research like DNA typing, cloning, and
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| | come: computational biology
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| stem cell research, the fact is that
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| | supercomputing statistical and actuarial
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| biotechnology has commonplace
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| | functions data analysis, data transfer,
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| applications ranging from bread
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| | database creation, and other data-related
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| production to wastewater recycling that
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| | functions Law With the rise in the use of
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| influence our daily lives. The
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| | biotechnology, openings for
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| consequence of this wide reach of
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| | biotechnologists have also opened up in
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| biotechnology is that the number biotech
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| | the legal field. Openings are principally
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| jobs continues to grow faster than the
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| | located in the following functional
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| numbers of jobs in other sectors. The
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| | areas: patent specialties and litigation
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| Divisions of Biotech A great number of
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| | academia ethical, social, and legal
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| industries are directly influenced by
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| | issues forensic sciences, including gene
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| biotechnology, and it would be difficult
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| | testing for identification purposes
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| to mention all of them in a short
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| | Guided Missile Development and Space
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| article. However, to provide a broader
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| | Technology Biotechnologists are required
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| perspective, jobs in biotechnology can be
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| | in organizations engaged in manufacturing
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| grouped into three functional categories:
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| | guided missiles and space vehicles.
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| Research and development: Considered by
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| | Functional areas include: creation of
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| some to be the most prestigious division
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| | closed artificial environments creation
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| of biotech research and development
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| | of life-supporting equipment and systems
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| (R&D) creates the frontiers of
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| | research into the effects of space on
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| biotechnology and sets the paradigms that
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| | biological systems cybernetics
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| influence both humanity and the biotech
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| | Engineering There are many opportunities
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| job market. The three major divisions of
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| | for biotechnologists in the field of
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| biotechnological R&D are research for
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| | engineering. Biotechnologists working in
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| discoveries, veterinary sciences, and
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| | this area may be involved in: designing
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| bioinformatics. Jobs in this sector are
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| | bioprocessing containers and equipment
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| usually reserved for life scientists.
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| | creating new energy sources such as
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| Clinical research and safety: Once a
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| | biofuels biomedical engineering Education
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| functional process or product is
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| | Obviously a need for biotechnologists who
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| developed by R&D, the necessity to
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| | can teach will always exist. Types of
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| establish trials to determine the impact
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| | opportunities available in
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| of the product or process on public
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| | biotechnological education reflect the
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| health and safety emerges.
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| | needs of universities and traditional
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| Biotechnologists working in this field
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| | academic structure. Besides the above
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| ensure the safety of biotechnological
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| | fields, there are myriad other divisions
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| products and processes. Compliance:
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| | of applied biotechnology, including
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| Issues of compliance with respect to
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| | life-science research, anthropology,
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| biotechnological products and
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| | history, military, bio-science
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| processes-in terms of both quality and
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| | communication, and chemical
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| standards and rules established by the
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| | manufacturing. Biotech Job Designations
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| state-create openings for
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| | Biotech job designations are as varied as
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| biotechnologists. Openings for
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| | the fields in which biotechnology finds
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| biotechnologists are also available in
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| | application. Though designations can
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| the following specific areas and
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| | reflect the imagination of the employer,
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| functional fields: Medicine and
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| | some standard, industry-recognized
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| Pharmaceuticals In this broad field, the
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| | designations that are related to
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| following functional areas need
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| | biotechnology or the application of
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| biotechnologists: genetics, including
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| | biotechnical knowledge are veterinary
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| medical genetics, genetic counseling, and
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| | assistant, veterinarian, technician,
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| genetic nursing organ transplantation,
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| | technologist, chemist, pharmacologist,
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| reproduction, and regenerative medicine
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| | laboratory technician, chemical
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| public health and safety, which includes
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| | technician, engineer, computer system
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| projects ranging from vaccine development
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| | analyst, health service worker,
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| to wastewater treatment by bacterial
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| | physician, biological scientist,
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| colonies gene testing and genetic therapy
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| | biotechnologist, and agricultural
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| Agriculture Under the broad heading of
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| | technician. One's designation depends on
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| agriculture, the following functional
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| | the organization, industry, and sector in
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| areas rely on the application of
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| | which he or she works, and job
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| biotechnology and consequently are the
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| | designations can be superficially
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| areas where biotech jobs are to be found:
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| | misleading.
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