The role
What a geneticist actually does, day to day.
As a geneticist, you study how genes work and what happens when they go wrong. You might work in a hospital helping to diagnose genetic diseases, in a research lab discovering new things about DNA, in agriculture improving crops, or in a university teaching and researching. You use science to solve real problems about health and life.
You'll design and run experiments, use lab equipment to look at DNA and genes, and analyse data to find patterns and problems. You read genetic tests and work out what they mean for a patient or crop. You collaborate with doctors, other scientists and computer experts. You need to be careful and precise, because errors matter in genetics. You might publish your findings or give talks at conferences, sharing what you've discovered with other scientists around the world.
Day to day
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