If you've ever been to a doctor to learn why you're sick, why it happened, and to get medicine, the doctor is able to help you thanks to biology. Biologists discover and make medicines to cure many illnesses as well as identify how and why those illnesses exist. Biology deals with a wide range of topics and for my profession, I am interested in the human field of biology. It's fascinating to me how the body works and how medicine can change so much inside the body. Biologists have to be very detail oriented and have a good memory. Biology has been around since the start of time but not until the 18th and 19th century did scientists really start to look into what has now become biology. It's amazing the discoveries that have been made over time, especially in the beginning when scientists had nothing compared to today's technology. Biology is such a detailed and important profession and it's a fast growing field.
Biologists, especially those that work in labs, need to have patience. If they're trying to create a new medication, they might have to go through many experiments to make what they think is the right medicine. Then it has to go through many tests and trials before it can finally be approved as an effective medication. While scientists are doing their experiments, some steps may require days or even weeks of wait time for something to mix together correctly or to be ready to go on to the next step. Many tests can take a long time to be completed and if you're anxious to hear if your new medicine was effective, the wait can seem even longer.
Biologists have to be very accurate and detailed in their work. Some experiments require very precise measurements and accuracy in a lab is extremely important. In order for something to be effective and even safe to take, it's very important to follow rules and the steps required in an experiment and in the lab. Anything that gets cross contaminated could ruin the entire experiment and it's important to make sure everything is done meticulously to produce accurate results.
Biologists need to have a passion to learn and a good memory to remember so many concepts and ideas. Science is constantly evolving and they have to be able to adapt to remembering new information quickly and perhaps even replace many years of thinking of something a certain way. Science is based on theories and new discoveries are made all the time. Biologists need to constantly be informed of new science and remember so much information in their job.
Biology and a job in medical science is extremely important to everyone. When a new disease comes out, biologists need to work with the current knowledge they have about medicine and try to find medicine very quickly that will cure the disease or prevent it from spreading more. Diseases are also constantly changing and some can become immune to medicine so the need for medical biologists will always exist. I believe there will one day be a cure for every ailment and illness known to man kind but there is so much involved in making medicine and finding cures that that's why we don't currently have a cure for cancer. The body is very complicated but such an amazing thing to study. I would love to be involved in creating medicine and finding solutions to the many health problems humans face.
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