What are the job roles of a Biotechnologist?

The jobs and responsibilities of environmental biotechnologist include:

  • Creation of micro-organisms and plants for the cleaning of contaminated land or water.
  • Establishing alternative renewable energy sources, such as biodiesel.
  • Creation of eco-friendly raw materials, such as biodegradable polymers from plant starches.

    • The jobs and responsibilities of industrial biotechnologist include:

  • Enzyme cloning and production for use in food and beverage manufacturing.
  • The manufacture of organic detergents and dyes for the textile mills.
  • Enhancement of animal feed.
  • Creation of crops that are more vulnerable to pesticides.
  • Genetically altering crops to improve productivity.
  • Hybrid plants are developed by biotechnology experts and include processes such as the production of pest-resistant grains or the rapid evolution of disease-resistant animals.
  • Industrial processes, such as the manufacture of new chemicals or the creation of new preservatives that can be used for food storage, include biotechnologists.

    • The jobs and responsibilities of industrial medical biotechnologist include:

  • Biotechnologists work with medical equipment, hospital instruments & medical laboratories.
  • Biotechnologists are involved in medical applications such as the development of new medicines by microbes or the use of stem cells to rebuild injured healthy tissue and re-grow whole organs.
  • To research and treat diseases such as cancer, human genetics, antibodies, fungi and bacteria, viruses, proteins, and others.
  • To treat the cause of a disease by the production of therapies, vaccines, and hormones.
  • Creation of drugs using methods such as cell culture and genetic modification.

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