Career Development: Biophysicist

The field of Science that most appeals to me is biophysics, so my career choice

in science would have to be a biophysicist. This field combines biology, the study of life
and physics, the science that deals with matter, energy, motion, and force. A
biophysicist is a scientist who looks for the mathematical laws of nature and makes
detailed predictions about the forces that make up nature. This field spans the distance
between physical laws and complex life, looking for patterns in life and analyzing them
with math and physics. Biophysicists study life at every level, from atoms and molecules
to cells, organisms, and environments. As new inventions come out of physics and
biology labs, biophysicists find new areas to explore where they can apply their
knowledge, create new tools, and learn new things. The work always aims to find out
how biological systems work.
Biophysicists have achieved breakthroughs such as figuring out how protein
machines in cells work and finding out how nerve cells communicate in the human
body.
Biophysicists invented colored protein tags for the chemicals used by cells. Each cell
takes on a different color as it uses the tagged chemicals, making it possible to trace its
many pathways through the body. They have also answered questions such as, how do
proteins pack DNA into viruses? How do viruses invade cells? How do plants harness
sunlight to make food?
In this field I hope to make breakthroughs that can benefit all living things on the
planet. I want to figure out how to make sustainable and reliable biofuels, how to clone
previously extinct animals, and I want to figure out how life on Earth started billions of
years ago. I think this field of science is the most interesting to me, will fill me with a
sense of accomplishment, and will help me answer these questions that I am very
curious to know the answers to.
In conclusion, biophysicists study how biological systems work in relation to
mathematical and physical laws. They have achieved breakthroughs in science by
answering many important questions that others could not find the answers to. Finally,
biophysics is the most interesting and fulfilling field of science for me to pursue as a
career choice.