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Building and training human tendons in the lab

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As well as tissue engineering, as in Pierre’ research, there are many other areas to the discipline, such as: Developing prosthetic limbs and other body parts. Developing pharmaceuticals from biological origins, such as vaccines. Engineering bacteria to produce specific useful chemicals. Pathway from school to bioengineering.

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Can soil microbes improve agricultural sustainability?

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Pathway from school to biochemistry • If you are interested in becoming a biochemist, take classes in biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics at high school and post-16. • “There are many great educational resources on YouTube that can help you get a basic understanding of biochemistry,” says Nate. I’ve always wanted to be a scientist.