Use and develop tests to detect diseases, genetic disorders or other abnormalities. Design and build special laboratory instruments, space vehicles and underwater equipment. Develop methods to transfer characteristics of one type of organism to another. Analyze and apply mathematical and scientific theories. Write reports and scientific papers based on research.
Geneticists study the biology of heredity.
Immunologists study the ways in which humans and other organisms resist illnesses. Marine Biologists study life in the seas and oceans. Microbiologists study bacteria and other organisms. Molecular Biologists study living organisms' basic structure and function. Pathologists study the causes and characteristics of diseases.