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Biotechnologists mostly find job openings in drug and pharmaceutical research, public funded laboratories, chemicals, environment control, waste management, energy, food processing, and bio-processing industries.

Biotechnology has tremendous humanitarian implications. The following is an elaboration of the point: Biotech drugs help in the better understanding of illnesses and how to cure them, there are currently over 300 drug products and vaccines currently running in clinical trials aimed at various types of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, aids and arthritis; Food supplies are being enhanced and dependence on chemical pesticides is being reduced with consumers already enjoying the benefits from foods such as soya beans, corn, and papaya; Pollution eating microbes are being used to ensure it is possible to clean up hazardous waste more efficiently without the use of caustic chemicals; There have been drastic improvements in criminal investigation techniques and forensic medicine where DNA fingerprinting was introduced.

Main areas of work for a biotechnologist include manufacturing and production of bio-processed materials, marketing of biotechnology products and processes in various areas, research and development, quality control, clinical research, bio-informatics – applying information technology to the management of biological information, training, and administration and regulatory affairs.

The latest in the field of biotechnology is Bioinformatics in which biology, computer science, and information technology are merged into a single discipline.

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