A biochemical engineer could... |Work on a new kind of
fertilizer that will improve a farmer's crop yield.||Figure out
how to grow large batches of mammalian cells for use in cancer-
drug testing.| |Design the manufacturing equipment needed to
convert raw materials into everyday products.||Discover a method
for improving a well-known cold medicine.| Key Facts &
Information |Overview||A nice cool yogurt is the perfect snack.
It comes in a variety of delicious flavors like peach,
chocolate, and cherry and contains calcium, vitamins, and
minerals that are good for you. Yogurt also contains live
cultures that your body needs to maintain good health. How did
all of those good things get into your yogurt? The answer is
that a biochemical engineer helped to develop a recipe to make
that yogurt a perfect snack for you. So many of the products
that we use every day, from medicine and fertilizer to packaged
foods, result from the hard work of a biochemical engineer. A
biochemical engineer takes a recipe that has been fo