naturaltheologian asked:
Hey there, Samantha! My name's Álex, I'm from México and I'm studying biotechnology. I'm sending this to you because recently I've been having this urge to work in field and not in a lab (I love genetics and molecular study/investigation). I would like to work with real animals and not cells... So my question is: From the experience you've got, what can a biotechnologist with molecular/genetical knowledge do in order to work with animals?
Tough question! I imagine most of your specimens come to you frozen or preserved. Fisheries management and conservation requires genetic analysis to determine distinct populations and reproductive habits, so as long as you are collecting the samples you’d be with the animals.
I suggest asking around, trying to contact the authors of journal articles you are interested them. Try for concise and direct questions. People are busy, they won’t give time to reply to basic, wikipedia-able questions, so do your research.
Good luck, it might not be straightforward at first, but I’m sure there are plenty of opportunities there!
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