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Master of Biotechnology
Producing New Biological Molecules
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What is Biotechnology?
Producing New Biological Molecules
Fabrication of composites and of man-made and cell-synthesized materials
Using living cells for grafts during repair of injury and as scaffolding for in-vivo tissue growth
Using combinatorial chemistry to make vast libraries of potential pharmaceutical candidates
Discovery of new drugs through random mutation of cells and molecules, such as phage display on bacterial surfaces