| |9 SEPTEMBER , 2024HIGHERReviewdiseases. It's supe¬r valuable for factories, farming, and cleaning up the planet. Industrial biotechnology uses stuff from nature¬ to make useful products in significant amounts, like using e¬ngineered tiny life forms to make biofuels, for example.For example there's this company called Amyris. They're experts in making things using biology. They've successfully tinkered with yeast to make it churn out eco friendly biofuels. So, not only does this answer the world's longing for new energy sources, but it also shows how biotechnology helps to look after our planet.Experts in misprocessing, fermentation and industrial biotech play key roles. They optimize how things are made. They make bio based products more scalable. Sustainability is essential today. It's led to many new jobs in this field. There are jobs for folks good at engineering bioprocess sees, engineering metabolism, and microbiology in industry."A very large proportion of this is life sciences and medicine, powered by the sheer talent and skill of Biotechnology professionals trained in Indian Universities. This is a direct outcome of the long-term planning and sustained encouragement provided to Biotechnology in Indian Universities. The Department of Biotechnology was set up as early as 1986. Apart from this, a large number of other Government bodies have been building up this base continuously ­ in terms of strengthening of infrastructure, research funding, human resource development, mobility of scientists etc. "Says Sonika Bhatnagar, Head, Department of Biological Sciences and Engineering, Netaji Subhas University.Getting from school to a re¬warding job in biotech and genomics is cool! You'll find lots of chances for growth. Look at CRISPR the rapeutics, Illumina, and Amyris. People in this field can work on excellent research; make health care better, and fix big problems with new ideas.You need to be competent in this fast paced field. You need good schooling in cell biology, genes, bioinformatics, and engineering. Plus, knowing what's new in tech will help you do better in your job.The biotech and genome industry is changing fast. That means they're always looking for intelligent people who can help. Some folks may work on next gene ration treatments. Others might improve how we find diseases. Then there are those who make industry practices greener. All of them are doing something special for the world and having a good, tough job.
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