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Biotechnology focuses on the manipulation of living organisms, their products, or their processes to further knowledge, improve quality of life and engineer new tools and applications. Simply put, biotechnology is the application of advances made in the biological sciences, especially involving the science of genetics and its application, and it is applied to a broad range of industries including the pharmaceutical, chemical, agricultural, food development and manufacturing, to name but a few.
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Biotechnology is an exciting area of modern science with great potential in the industrial, medical and agricultural sectors. It draws upon advances in a dozen science areas including molecular biology, biochemistry, genetics, microbiology and immunology.
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Courses including: Microbiology; Immunology; Molecular Biology; Biotechnology Applications; Genetically Modified Foods; Pharmaceutical Drug Design. Internship opportunities with top organizations, including: PA Department of Agriculture; Troegs Brewery; Aptagen; Dauphin County Coroner’s Office
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With new careers in these exciting fields: Drug Development; Food Safety Testing & Production; Renewable Energies; Plant Genetics; Pharmaceutical Sales. PLUS hundreds more opportunities!
Also check out these degree specializations in Integrative Sciences as well: Forensic Science, Biology, and Chemistry.