whats a biotechnologist?
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biological technician
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Hi there!  I'm actually a scientist in the biotech field, and I'll guarantee you that your job would never be boring.  As a scientist, you are constantly on the move from room to room or bench to bench.  Your work differs from day to day, and each experiment brings different results.  For example, if you find something interesting on Monday, on Tuesday you may want to set up an experiment to either repeat your results or both repeat and expound on the data... So your assay evolves with time, and eventually you get enough data to put together a very nice picture.  If it's good enough, you can publish and get your name in print....\n\nHere's the down-side: As a scientist in an academic institute, you're so underpaid that the janitors will actually be making more than you sometimes.... Also, science can be very frustrating, since new and challenging assays have a tendency to fail.  Working for a company can solve these problems... Companies are much more well-funded than academic labs, and thus you'll have all of the materials you need to have a a successful experiment.  This means less failure.  Also, you'll make so much more money in industry than you would in academia.  I just made the transition a year ago, and I'm now making $24k/yr more than I was working in an academic setting last year at this time.  \n\nSo how do you get into industry?  First off, you need to pick a school with a good biology program-- by "good" I mean that you need to go to a school that's going to teach you about current industry techniques.   Make sure you focus on molecular biology, cell biology and various types of physiology classes (immunology,  endocrinology, neurobiology, etc), since those will prep you best for industry.  Most industry these days is trying to do something with cells- so a good foundation in cell bio is especially important.  Ecology, ethology, entomology -though they will no doubt be offered by any well-rounded bio program in the US- are quite worthless to you.\n\nAlso, industry can be hard to break into straight out of college... Don't be discouraged if you have to be a lab tech in an academic lab for a few years to get your hands-on lab skills up-to-par.  Industry tends to favor those with a lot of experience rather than folks right out of college.  \n\nAnd finally, it's easier to find a suitable position at the BS/MS degree level.  With a Ph.D., you're much more specialized and thus, though you will make more money, finding a position you fit into well can be significantly more difficult at such a higher level.  Competition for jobs in industry is high at any degree level, so don't be afraid to start out in a smaller biotech and then move on to a large company.  I currently work for the 3rd largest company in the world.\n\nI hope you enjoy your career if you choose science!!!  Best of luck!\n\n\nPS: make sure you get to sample hands-on science as much as possible before deciding that it's the right career for you... Theoretical biology is not at all the same as the practical application... ie: You won't get a good feel of what it is to be a scientist unless you work in a lab.   Doing your own experiments is actually much more challenging than learning about someone else's in biology class.
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Nanobiotechnology: applying the tools and processes of Molecular Nanotechnology to build devices for studying biosystems, in order to learn from biology how to create better nanoscale devices. Should hasten the creation of useful micro devices that mimic living biological systems. \n\nFor more info on Nanotechnology, check this link\nhttp://www.nanotech-now.com/nanotechnology-glossary-M-O.htm
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Well, what do you want to know?\n\nI've got a masters and worked in biotech for 10 miserable years before going back to school and becoming a programmer.\n\nThere's no money in biotech (for the actual scientists), and from what my former co-workers are finding out, there's not a heck of a lot of job stability anymore either.
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Bioinformatics is the use of techniques from applied mathematics, informatics, statistics, and computer science to solve biological problems.
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Biotechnology is aplication of technology to biological syatems so as to maximise the use of microorganisims.\nThere is no perfect definition for biotechnology.\nGnetic enginerring is one field of biotechnology where genes are manipulated.\nso genetic engineering is one field of biotechnology.
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Apart from Biochemistry, Biotechnology will be good. Better job prospects, also wide scope for research.
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Genetics Laboratory Research Assistant \n(DNA, cytogenetics, molecular, research, forensic laboratories) \nM.S. training in master's degree program in genetics/biological science\n \nGenetics Laboratory Technician \n(DNA, cytogenetics, molecular, research, forensic laboratories) \nB.S. training in bachelor's degree in genetics, biological science, other
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see im am an engineering student, but wat i can tell you is that bio tech. is a branch of science that has a mix. of both engg as well as biology. its a very good field to work in the comin future spl. in india. And is more fruitfull if you are interested in doin research work.for details you can rite in to me, if you want i have frens doin bio tech. engg.
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MBA in Biotechnology or simply MBA-BT or MBA-Biotech is a specialised MBA.MBA is a 2 year post-graduate programme in management. MBA is of 2 types - general MBA and specialised MBA.In general MBA at the end of 1st year you are supposed to choose specialisation in either of the 1 subject - marketing or finance or materials/operations or human resource. Example of specialised MBA is MBA in Biotechnology which is available at the Department of Management Sciences, University of Pune which is popularly called PUMBA. In specialised MBA like MBA-Biotechnology you are taught all the 4 subjects in much detail i.e marketing, finance, materials/operations and HR that's because your specialisation is Biotechnology.You are specially prepared to lead a Biotech or Pharma company.The advantage is that you can go to any other sector like telecom, IT, Retailing etc. because you have been given detailed knowledge of every field with special focus on Biotechnology. That's the advantage.There is much demand for MBA-Biotechnology in Australia, USA and Europe apart from the one in India. For details on this course visit http://www.microbiologyindia.cjb.net \n\nThis website also offers Free MBA-Biotech Newsletter.Also they offer Free counselling and guidance.Plus Free notes for BSc. Microbiology and Biotechnology students are also available on this site.\n\nThe web-site tells you also on various management entrances like MAT, ATMA, CAT etc.Ranking of colleges along with list of various colleges is also given.Also biggest list of BTech Biotechnology and BE Biotechnology colleges is available on this site.\n\nMBA-BT or MBA-Biotech is available at Department of Management Sciences(University of Pune), Amity, Noida etc.
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Hi.  I am a scientist who works in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.  In my field, we do a wide variety of things:\n\nIn terms of cell-based drug discovery assays, we can take cells from a person, grow them in petri dishes and test new drugs that we've developed on them to see if the cells live or die in response to the drug. (Of course, this is in very VERY general terms; it's much more complicated than that).  If we want to test a variety of cell types against a variety of chemical compounds, we can use automated technology called High Throughput Screening... In HTS, very sophotisticated robots carry out 96 or 384 experiments at a time.   \n\nMolecular biologists can change cells by adding viruses or DNA plasmids and allowing the virus or plasmid to assimilate itself into the host cells's normal DNA.  This process is called transfection.  This is useful if you want to overexpress a gene or condition that you want to study or model/test a drug against.  Molecular biologists can also clone these plasmids and grow more of them for large-scale experiments.  Two other common techniques that molecular biologists use are PCR (in which we can look at an organism's  genes) and Western Blots (that allows us to look at certain proteins that are produced / expressed within cells).\n\nHistologists can take tissues and use immunohistochemistry (IHC) to detect the presence of certain proteins or other characteristics of the cells.  In IHC, antibodies which targe a certain cellular protein are applied to a preserved tissue and that antibody can then be detected by fluorescence or an enzyme-based coloration process.  \n\nThese are just a few of the techniques that we use to develop new drug therapeutics.  Be aware that the process to develop one drug from start to finish takes about 15-20 years and about $1billion, which might give you an idea of exactly how complicated it can get once you get into detail on the topic.
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1)Production of hybrid plants\n2)Study the metabolisms of plants\n3)Recombinant DNA Organisms in Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, The Food Industry and Other Related Industries\n4)manufacture of somatotropins, growth hormones\n5)Production of bioreactors\n\nSee the link below for more details. Got lots of info on Biotecnology itself and its related subjects.
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biotechnology is seen by many as one of the most advanced form of technology.according to me biotechnology is engineering for the animals.it is a blend of biology and chemistry that is used to cure, incurable diseases just by correcting the very genes or cells that cause the disease.an engineer aspiring to become a doctor can make a great biotechnologist.
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biotechnology will soon be the most important job, it helps in everything and it is growing really fast. I am planing to study it.
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Biotechnology is a subject that involves the understanding of the physiology, functions and activities etc of various Biological entities and the use of technology in it to produce better products. \nThe main branches of bio tech are plant bio tech, animal bio tech, genetics, Environmental bio tech, Etc. Each of these branches involves the development of that particular branch with the use of technology.\nMedicines or the medical aspect of biotechnology is found in most of these courses. But the basics has to be genetics if you mean to study human disorders etc.\nBiotechnology has a good future as biotech products are now in demand. Also biotechnologists are needed in researches, Pharmaceutical companies, And various biotech companies itself.
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biotechnology, the use of biological processes, as through the exploitation and manipulation of living organisms or biological systems, in the development or manufacture of a product or in the technological solution to a problem. As such, biotechnology is a general category that has applications in pharmacology, medicine, agriculture, and many other fields.\nThe techniques of genetic engineering have been used to manipulate the DNA (genetic material; see nucleic acid) of bacteria and other organisms to manufacture biological products such as drugs (insulin, interferon, and growth hormones). A common technique involved in this process in gene splicing, in which a gene that produces a desired product can be inserted into bacterial DNA. Bacteria can then be grown in large quantities and processed to extract the desired substance; specially cultured plant and animal cells can be similarly grown and processed. Hybrids of cancer and antibody-producing cells (hybridomas) have been cloned in the laboratory to mass produce experimental monoclonal antibodies, which are being studied for the treatment of cancer and other diseases. Bacteria have also been altered to break down oil slicks and industrial waste products.\n\nPlants and foods with such desired qualities as prolonged shelf life or increased resistance to diseases and pests have been created through genetic engineering; that is, by inserting DNA from other organisms. Much of the corn and soybeans grown in the United States, for example, are now genetically modified in some way, Livestock have also been genetically altered to produce medically useful substances (see pharming). The field of biotechnology also includes gene therapy, in which attempts are made to insert normal or genetically altered genes into cells to treat genetic disorders and chronic diseases.\n\nGreen biotechnology is biotechnology applied to agricultural processes. An example is the designing of an organism to grow under specific environmental conditions or in the presence (or absence) of certain agricultural chemicals. One hope is that green biotechnology might produce more environmentally friendly solutions than traditional industrial agriculture. An example of this is the engineering of a plant to express a pesticide, thereby eliminating the need for external application of pesticides. An example of this would be Bt corn. Whether or not green biotechnology products such as this are ultimately more environmentally friendly is a topic of considerable debate.
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Biotechnology does not necessarily use human case studies.  Rather, biotech is a reference to companies which use organisms to modify or manufacture their products; such as using e. coli bacteria to manufacture insulin. \n\nIn practice, many pharmaceutical firms and pharmacy benefit managers contribute to and/or own biotech companies and research facilities.  This type of industry may have particular importance in the realm of specialized medications where drugs are modified for particular recipients.