Biotechnologists use living cells & materials to create a variety of products to benefit society.  They alter genetic information in animals & plants to improve them in some way that benefits people. The science of biotechnology involves the integration of such advanced disciplines as biochemistry, genetics, chemical engineering, process engineering, & computer science. Concerns of the discipline include agriculture, antibiotics, applied immunology, development of pharmaceutical therapies, diagnostic tests, food production, genomics, & recombinant gene techniques. Similar disciplines include: Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, & Biomanufacturing.