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Genetic engineers work for a variety of employers, including biotechnology firms, biopharmaceutical companies, research centers, government agencies, colleges, universities, medical centers, and agricultural stations and farms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Institutes of Health, and other government agencies have laboratories that employ genetic engineers.
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