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Biotechnologists Create And Improve Products And Processes For Agriculture, Medicine And Conservation Using Biological Organisms. Biotechnologists Manipulate Organisms Or Components Of A Biological System To Create New Products Or Processes. They Study The Physical, Genetic, And Chemical Characteristics Of Cells And Tissues And Explore Industrial Applications For Them. Biotechnologists Work In Fields Like Agriculture, Medicine, Waste Treatment, And Food Production.

As A Biotechnologist, Your Primary Job Responsibility Will Be Working With Organic And Living Matter. You Will Have To Study The Cellular, Molecular And Genetic Structure Of Plants, Animals, And Microorganisms To Engineer Them In Ways That Can Be Beneficial For The Humans, Animals And Plants. You Will Have To Understand The Natural Biological Processes At The Cellular And Molecular Levels To Create And Engineer Advanced Products For Agriculture, Food, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, And Other Industries As Well As For Protection And Conservation Of The Flora And Fauna Of Earth.

Biotechnologists Aim To Understand And Manipulate The Basic Building Blocks Of Living Things To Change Their Characteristics And Functions. For This, They Study The Physical, Chemical, And Genetic Structures As Well As The Biochemical Processes Of Cells, Tissues,And Organisms. They Modify The Structures And Manipulate The Processes To Create A Product, Better Crop Yield, Produce A Drug, Or Provide A Cure From Disease. 

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Dr. Mohammad Zahid Ashraf

Mohammad Zahid Ashraf is an Indian biotechnologist and a professor at Jamia Millia Islamia. Known for his studies on thrombosis experienced at high altitudes.