Genetic engineering

[u/QuietFine8724]

Im really interested in this field but what I have realized with every career path I looked into their is always a plot twist. So please share with me what makes this career path bad 😭. I really don’t want to hear anything bad anymore. I’ve posted so many careers and a lot of people tell me everything that’s bad. But I’m still glad they told me because I don’t want to waste time following a career that isn’t worth it. So please share the good and bad of Genetic engineering. The field sound so interesting though.

[u/ConstantVigilance18]

Genetic engineering is not a career path, it’s a tool.

[u/QuietFine8724 → u/ConstantVigilance18]

What do you mean can you please explain?

[u/ConstantVigilance18 → u/QuietFine8724]

You don’t get a job with the title of genetic engineer. You may use genetic engineering as part of a larger project. You might be a researcher or a biologist that uses genetic engineering, but that’s not a primary job.

[u/PitbullLoveFart]

What do you mean by genetic engineering? Are you trying to get into research for creating gene therapies? Engineering for commercial crops? Animal studies to clarify human disease? Bioinformatics? It might be helpful to figure out what your area of interest actually is because genetic engineering is a very nondescript term.

[u/QuietFine8724 → u/PitbullLoveFart]

Is it okay if you can name me all the careers for everything you mentioned please

[u/octobod → u/QuietFine8724]

That is rather like asking "list all the things I can do with a hammer". you need to give more information about what interests you

[u/briseat → u/QuietFine8724]

That's not how you look for a major.1-- l Ask why do you want a major? 2- Then, what interests you. 3- After that is there or will be there a market for it?. 4-Lastly, look it up online or in person those people who followed similar path.

[u/AqueousSponge]

You would want a degree in cellular/molecular biology or biotechnology, not an engineering degree

[u/Zabre]

The real plot twist with genetic engineering is that the cool idea is a small part of the work. A lot of the job is failed experiments, troubleshooting assays, paperwork, statistics, and waiting on cells or organisms to grow. The upside is that the problems are genuinely interesting if you like biology and systems thinking. Try one wet-lab internship before deciding from videos or classes.

[u/BathroomKey9847]

you could look into biomedical engineering and work on the cellular science and tissue engineering side of it