Any idea, what 'BIO-INFORMATICS' is?. what kind of jobs are concerned with it?
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Bio-informatics is a field of study in which biology questions are answered using mathemacts and computer science. For exampls, bioinformatics techniques were used to sequence the human genome (very powerful computers were used to "crunch the numbers" in order to decipher the sequence of various amino acid chains.)
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It is called biochemestry
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The NIH Biomedical Information Science and Technology Initiative Consortium agreed on the following definitions of bioinformatics and computational biology recognizing that no definition could completely eliminate overlap with other activities or preclude variations in interpretation by different individuals and organizations.\n\nBioinformatics: Research, development, or application of computational tools and approaches for expanding the use of biological, medical, behavioral or health data, including those to acquire, store, organize, archive, analyze, or visualize such data.\n\nComputational Biology: The development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems.
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The use of computers to handle biological information. The term is often used to describe computational molecular biology – the use of computers to store, search and characterize the genetic code of genes, the proteins linked to each gene and their associated functions.
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The future of biotechnology is bright.If you move to the area of agriculture, the scope is immense.There are food plants that need to be protected from pests and made to cope with less water content. In terms of quality of produce, there is some scope of improvement.\nIn pharmacology several biochemically engineered  drugs are to be manufactured.There are large number of labs in different parts of the world that have taken up the challenging task of manufacturing drugs that afflict mankind.GENE THERAPY is being talked about.All you have to do is be in touch with  latest techniques and use your computer to find out latest developments.If you are in India, get in touch with people at CCMB at Hyderabad, and JNU. You may even visit some of the progressive labs for stimulating your thoughts.
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Hi.  I am a scientist who works in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.  In my field, we do a wide variety of things:\n\nIn terms of cell-based drug discovery assays, we can take cells from a person, grow them in petri dishes and test new drugs that we've developed on them to see if the cells live or die in response to the drug. (Of course, this is in very VERY general terms; it's much more complicated than that).  If we want to test a variety of cell types against a variety of chemical compounds, we can use automated technology called High Throughput Screening... In HTS, very sophotisticated robots carry out 96 or 384 experiments at a time.   \n\nMolecular biologists can change cells by adding viruses or DNA plasmids and allowing the virus or plasmid to assimilate itself into the host cells's normal DNA.  This process is called transfection.  This is useful if you want to overexpress a gene or condition that you want to study or model/test a drug against.  Molecular biologists can also clone these plasmids and grow more of them for large-scale experiments.  Two other common techniques that molecular biologists use are PCR (in which we can look at an organism's  genes) and Western Blots (that allows us to look at certain proteins that are produced / expressed within cells).\n\nHistologists can take tissues and use immunohistochemistry (IHC) to detect the presence of certain proteins or other characteristics of the cells.  In IHC, antibodies which targe a certain cellular protein are applied to a preserved tissue and that antibody can then be detected by fluorescence or an enzyme-based coloration process.  \n\nThese are just a few of the techniques that we use to develop new drug therapeutics.  Be aware that the process to develop one drug from start to finish takes about 15-20 years and about $1billion, which might give you an idea of exactly how complicated it can get once you get into detail on the topic.
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biological technician
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I have never heard of a program this specific.  Normally, people come from biochemical and chemistry programs for this type of work.
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Many new and exciting opportunities abound for a budding bioinformatics student. You could work on electronic data entry forms for clinical trials. Database setup and management of clinical trials, health information, the human genome has in the past and continues to generate mountains of data. Someone needs to sift through it and put it into a usable form. Biostatistical analysis, programing, not to mention the explosion of robotics in the modern day labratories.
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biomedical science (the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine)\n\nWhat is a biomedical scientist?\nBiomedical science is the term for the investigations carried out by biomedical scientists on samples of tissue and body fluids to diagnose disease and monitor the treatment of patients.\n\nThe role of biomedical scientists\nFrom cancer screening to diagnosing HIV, from blood transfusion for surgery to food poisoning and infection control biomedical scientists are the foundation of modern healthcare. Biomedical scientists work in partnership with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals to perform many different roles in NHS laboratories. Without biomedical scientists the diagnosis of disease, the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment, and research into the causes and cures of disease would not be possible.\n\nDoctors treat their patients based on results of the vital tests and investigations that diagnose often serious and life threatening illnesses such as cancer, AIDS or diabetes. Without biomedical scientists departments such as Accident & Emergency and operating theatres could not properly function. The many roles of support by biomedical scientists for A & E and theatre surgery includes tests for emergency blood transfusions and blood grouping as well as tests on samples from patients who have overdosed on unknown substances, or may have leukaemia or are suspected of having a heart attack.\n\nThe work of a biomedical scientist must be accurate and efficient because patients' lives may depend on their skills. They are continually increasing their knowledge as laboratory techniques develop and research transforms the cutting edge of science and medicine. Scientists learn to work with computers, sophisticated automated equipment, microscopes and other hi-tech laboratory equipment. They employ a wide range of complex modern techniques to perform their roles.\n\nCareer opportunities\nBiomedical science is a continually changing, dynamic profession with long term career prospects including management, research, education and specialised laboratory work. UK biomedical scientists are employed in National Health Service private sector laboratories but are also involved in other organisations such as the National Blood Authority which provides support to hospital blood banks and the Blood Transfusion Service. Biomedical scientists working for the Medical Research Council carry out research in the medical and biological sciences to help preserve health and combat and control disease.\n\nBiomedical scientists are also employed in a variety of roles including the veterinary service, the Health and Safety Executive, university and forensic laboratories, pharmaceutical and product manufacturers, Her Majesty's Forces and various government departments.\n\nThere are also opportunities for biomedical scientists to use their training and skills in healthcare posts and projects around the world. They are involved in voluntary work in developing countries on behalf of international bodies such as the World Health Organisation and the Voluntary Service Overseas.\n\nBiomedical science represents an opportunity to put scientific knowledge into practical use and perform a key role within medical healthcare that offers career satisfaction for many in the profession. Biomedical scientists learn skills and gain qualifications that can be transferred all over the UK and can be recognised worldwide.
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Biomedical engineering-\nBiomedical engineering (BME) is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving expertise of engineering with the medical expertise of physicians to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of healthy individuals. As a relatively new discipline, much of the work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development, covering an array of fields: bioinformatics, medical imaging, image processing, physiological signal processing, biomechanics, biomaterials and bioengineering, systems analysis, 3-D modeling, etc. Examples of concrete applications of biomedical engineering are the development and manufacture of biocompatible prostheses, medical devices, diagnostic devices and imaging equipment such as MRIs and EEGs, and pharmaceutical drugs.\nBiomedical sciences-\nHealth science is the discipline of applied science which deals with human and animal health. There are two parts to health science: the study, research, and knowledge of health and the application of that knowledge to improve health, cure diseases, and understanding how humans and animals function. Research builds primarily on the pure sciences of biology, chemistry, and physics as well as social sciences (for example medical sociology). Other fields which made an exceptionally significant contribution to the health sciences include biochemistry, biotechnology, engineering, epidemiology, genetics, nursing, pharmacology, pharmacy, public health, and medicine. The health sciences industry, a multi-billion dollar business, is a subset of the life sciences, medical care, and diagnosis industries.
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Well, it seems to me that you would qualify for a job as a biochemist.  :o)  You might also get a teaching degree with it to teach.\n\nBest Wishes,\n\nSue
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try pharmaceuticals, genetic research or crime scene investigation / forensics.
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Right now, there is a great demand for both, but it depends on what you like and excel at doing.  Bio tech has a history of being a more volatile career setting, but can be very rewarding.  Pharm cannot be outsourced and jobs are and will continue to be plentiful.  What do you like to do the most, research or medicine?  The hospital I work at has a program that allows students to "shadow" the pharmacist to get a better idea of what the job really in-tells.
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It depends on what type of research they are doing; if it involves manipulation of the DNA in stem cells or simply convincing them to grow how we want them to.\n\nBasic, generic terms for careers that encompass this type of research are Biotechnologist and Microbiologist.\n\nBiologist is simply too broad of a term, particularly with all of the chemistry involved with this type of research. Also, not all scientists are biologists. What about chemists or physicists? They are scientists as well.\n\nFeel free to contact me if you have any more questions.
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This is a fast-growing and fast-changing field. This is a website that will tell you the kinds of jobs in IT:\n\nhttp://www.unixl.com/dir/information_technology/
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YOU WILL LOVE THIS SITE.\nIT IS INTERACTIVE, ANIMATED & SOOO FULL OF KNOWLEDGE.\nTRUST ME!\nhttp://www.mhhe.com/biosci/esp/2002_general/Esp/default.htm