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Algae - from pond scum to bioproducts

By: Sandra Porter

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Biotech companies use a variety of cell types when it comes to manufacturing proteins and other chemicals. Yeast were the first microbes to be employed for manufacturing desirable products. In the 1940's, industrial microbiologists started using bacteria like Streptomyces as factories to make antibiotics . Later , when techniques for cloning DNA and creating monoclonal antibodies were invented, the types ... Read more

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Plant Tissue Culture - A Growing Area in Biotech

By: Sandra Porter

Plant tissue culture is used by many companies and nurseries to propagate plants in a disease-free environment. Technicians who work in this area use many biotechnology skills.

If we look at the career description for plant tissue culture technicians , we can see they work in companies and nurseries to propagate plants in a sterile environment. There ... Read more

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Biofuels and non-traditional crops

Dallas Hanks, a graduate student at Utah State University, and Bioenergy Agronomist with Blue Cow, Inc., tells us about growing non-traditional crops for biofuels.

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Biofuels from Algae

Learn about making biofuels from algae and career opportunities.

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Aquaculture and Marine Bioscience

Careers for Community College graduates in aquaculture and marine biosciences. Aquaculture includes growing alligators, catfish, bait, clams, seahorses, and a wide variety of organisms.

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Animal Research Facility Manager

What is like to work in an animal research facility?

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Heal, Feed, Sustain: How Biotechnology Can Help Save the World

Students travel to biotechnology centers in North Carolina to learn how biotechnology can help solve global problems.

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