Marine biologists are usually curious and have a love of the outdoors, especially the ocean.
Some biologists work with DNA, isolating specific genes and determining their function.
Marine biologists can spend time under water and on research ships but also work hard in laboratories and offices running tests and experiments while compiling their findings.
Some biologists work in laboratories, while others such as botanists (who study plants), do their research in the field.
Some biologists use their research to make new products such as biofuels and drugs, this type of applied research includes aspects of business such as whether or not there is a viable market for the product.
Some biologists work with objects and processes that are observable by the naked eye (macroscopic) while others work with objects and processes that are very small (microscopic) and can only be seen with the help of microscopes.
It is important for biologists to have good communication skills as well as being curious, patient and self disciplined.
Biologists study life in all its different forms, researching important processes and how organisms relate to their environment.
Enzymes are things invented by biologists that explain things which otherwise require harder thinking.