Biotechnology Personal Statement.

The progression of technology and the effects it has had on civilization has always fascinated me, and
generated within me a profound interest in the Sciences. More recently, I have begun to excel more in
Biology than hemistry or !hysics, and this is where I wish to continue my studies. In my opinion,
Biological Technologies are an important resource, and are fast becoming more important to industry and
medicine, as fields li"e Bio#Materials and $enetics are developed. I believe that there are still many new
and exciting discoveries waiting to be found, hidden within nature, and of beneficial use to humans and
the environment. I want to be a part of the next discovery
It is possible that the roots of my fascination with science come from my first trip to the library. %s dull
and as eccentric as it may seem, the boo" that I chose in the five minutes before closing time was one on
&ungus of the British Isles. %fter that, I read a lot of the 'yewitness $uides series, detailing the advances
in technologies from the Stone %ge to the present day. (hat I en)oy reading now, in magazines li"e *ew
Scientist, and on other science websites, is how new innovations can be put to practical use to solve
modern problems
&or example, how genetic fingerprinting can be used for identification purposes, or how gene technology
could be used to incorporate new characteristics into plants that enable them to grow in damaged salt
farmland. Then there is the possibility that biomass, and other renewable biological fuels could be used to
at least partially replace the fossil fuels that are beginning to run out, and have been damaging the
environment for a long time. +astly, I find it amazing how spider sil" is stronger than steel cable, weight
for weight, and that in countries li"e hina, bamboo is strong enough to be used for scaffolding that we in
the western world have to use steel for. In facts li"e this, I believe lies enormous potential. In nature and
in society, where I believe )ust about everyone and every thing has a place and function, the possibilities
are endless
I have only had two )obs to date. I have wor"ed as lead waiter in a small restaurant, and now as a cinema
employee. ,ther than s"ills of handling money, or responsibility to do a )ob properly, the most important
lesson I thin" I have learned is the importance of teamwor"
The thing I have learned is that every single person has different abilities, s"ills, tolerances, li"es, and
disli"es. The tric" is seeing where they fit, li"e the pieces to a puzzle. %fter finishing my education, I
have considered research as a career. It would be a nice dream to ma"e a famous discovery and go down
in history, but I have not made any plans set in concrete yet. I would rather consider all of my options
before I go ahead, as glory will not put food on the table
,utside of my studies, I don-t read boo"s about fungi any more, but I socialise with friends and meet new
people, I play computer games, use the internet, and apart from my science reading, I li"e to read novels #
usually of the medieval and fantasy genre. I also have an interest in film, and wor"ing at a cinema, I am
able to watch .uite a lot of movies. The strangest of my interests, is that I ta"e medieval martial arts
lessons with a group called The 'xiles. They translate manuscripts from the /0th entury, and as a group
we interpret what they mean, and learn how the techni.ues shown actually wor". (e wor" with different
weapons, li"e long sword, dagger, and spear, but as the basis of the system stems from unarmed combat,
there is a lot of body mechanics involved, and I have learned a lot about the dynamics of body movement.
'ven though fighting with medieval weapons might not be the most often used s"ill in today-s world, it is
an interesting experience nonetheless.