Can I make a career in DNA fingerprinting?

Question: What kinds of jobs are available in the field of biology? Please also tell us about the importance of the field of DNA fingerprinting?

Prabhat Kumar, Bihar

Answer: Career of Biology students is not limited to medical profession only. Several other interesting fields are also open. The prominent fields among these are:

Research: Their work is based on study of plants and animals, research and development on various aspects with the help of latest equipment in laboratories, and identification of good and bad types of microscopic organisms.

Health Care: Their primary responsibilities include developing vaccines for prevention of various types of diseases and successfully organising health care campaigns.Similarly, working on various veterinary aspects including saving their lives along with emphasis on increasing their productivity, developing drugs in R & D departments of pharmaceutical companies, etc. are also among their main works.

Environmental Conservation and Management: Diagnosis of environmental problems and the responsibility of preventing extinction of natural, botanical and animal resources also lie on their shoulders, either directly or indirectly.

Teaching: Becoming a teacher in primary schools as well as in colleges and universities could also be an exciting career option.

Biotechnology: Various tools of biotechnology are used by them in the fields agriculture, food science and drug development.
In addition, they are also in demand in the fields of forensic science, industry and science journalism. Job of youth trained in the mode of DNA Fingerprinting mainly revolves around laboratory research and forensic science.