Sci I cannot choose between majoring in genetics or nanotechnology.

Pretty sure genetics is more so memorization. In all honesty bioinformatics would probably suit you more.

>>8958698
>>8958706
Genetics is lab work + statistics and applied math once you get past the freshman bio lectures.

>>8958698
>genetics
no. data science, bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, yes

>>8958698
You'll have a lot of memorization in genetics, as you'll need to have an idea of what's actually going on in cells, ie. how DNA replication works, gene expression, recombination etc.
If you want something mathematical and theory based just go for physics.

>>8958698
>Majoring in such narrow fields

I understand doing a master's in them but why a bachelor?

Also there's little to no maths in genetics besides simple mathematical models. You're better of doing something like biomedical engineering.

>>8959468

My problem with physics is that the field is already well developed, so that it advances too slowly. I also would prefer to study something with applications in medicine.

>>8959575
Like this guy said, you don't wanna major in stuff as specific as genetics or nanotech.
Consider doing materials science, then maybe go for a masters in a biotech-related field. After that, you can go pretty much anywhere (PhD in nanotech, for example).

I seriously doubt you'd like genetics, you would need to do biology from the start, which means doing anatomy, farmacology, and a bunch of other memory-intensive crap.

>>8960282

Fair enough. Can somebody detail me the spesifics of studying nanotech then later on?

>which one is more mathematical
Just major in math LUL

>>8958698
why are you choosing between those two, because they sound cool?

>>8958698
Do soft condensed matter theory

A perspective, one side of the coin!

If you study nano technology it is always very important to understand anatomy and physiology given that usually we tend to mimic living organisms when constructing advanced nano technology!

If you study genetics this will require your absolute and full attention and you may have less time to explore the implementation of your work on a broader level, in other words it will be more compartmentalized!

If you chose nano technology you will have time to then think on how to implement it on a broader level! Meaning you can work on compartmentalized systems and be able to move from one to another quicker.

If you merge nano technology into biotechnology you can then access all the hard work other geneticists have catalogued and have produce greater results!

>>8960950
tru

>>8958698
Do a major in math or physics and minor in bio, then choose a field for graduate school. Don't overspecialize in undergrad.

>>8958698
Like others said, never specialise with your bachelor's degree.

You either do:

Materials science/chemistry for bachelor's -> nanotech master's and PhD

OR

Biology (or biochemistry) for bachelor's -> one of the dozen possible "genetics" research fields for master's and PhD

>>8960559

No, they just both sound good to me because, they are:

1 New fields, meaning area for discovery.

2 Have appliances in medicine.