Which is better biotechnology or environmental science?

A question of better or worse can be discussed only in terms of job perspectives. Both the disciplines serve different purposes. For example, the production of human insulin using Recombinant DNA technology is a good example of the importance of biotechnology. read more

Environmental science is the field, studying which you can understand the possible dangers of using GM crops for agriculture (these crops are prepared using biotech tools) Advances in biotechnology can be applied to address environmental issues as well. E.g. GM Pseudomonas used for tackling oil spills. read more

Wow. I have a BS in Environmental Science, but my job is Environmental Engineer. I don’t know where the commentators below went to school, but my ES degree had one class on Environmental Law. The rest was geology, Biology, Chemistry, physics, and math through Trig. I would have liked the option to get an environmental engineering degree. read more

Life science studies organisms in relation to their environment in different life organisations and processes. But Biotechnology employs tools and knowledge gained from life science to sustain and improve human, animal and environmental health, create wealth and minimize wastage of natural resources. read more