Skills Required
This field involves a lot of works with Physics, Chemistry, and Biology, so a sound knowledge about these fields is an obvious prerequisite. Additional knowledge about Microbiology, Genetics, and Biochemistry is also helpful. Apart from that, those aspiring to pursue this filed should be adept in information technology, problem solving, interpretation, and analytical skills. There is a lot of scope for those who want to do research, as this is a developing field and has many new ideas that need work. Continued research in this field requires a lot of patience, proper understanding of the subject, and willingness to put in a lot of effort and dedication, as well as very long and irregular hours.