FAQ

What is Biotechnology?

Biotechnology is the study and manipulation of living things or their component molecules, cells, tissues, or organs. Applications include the production of drugs, synthetic hormones, food production and processing, as well as the bioconversion of organic waste and the use of genetically altered bacteria in the cleanup of oil spills.

What type of work would a Biotechnologist do?

Biotechnologists are trained as ‘Bench’ Scientists. Students develop technical and analytical skills which may include tissue culture for growing tissues or cells, similar to those used in plant propagation and in the production of drugs such as penicillin and monoclonal antibodies, and DNA manipulation, an analysis utilized in all molecular, cellular and developmental areas.

What type of experiments would I complete in the Biotechnology Program?

Examples of some laboratory experiments include microscopy, various chromatographic procedures, organic transformations, microbial detection, enzyme kinetics, bacterial transformations, plant regeneration and transformations, protein expression isolation and purification, and molecular genetic analysis.