The Lab Rat website is aimed at individuals who work in the biotech industry, effectively providing a host of contents that will be of interest to said professionals. To begin with, the site acts as an online jobs board.
The featured employment opportunities are described online under the “Biotech & Pharmaceutical Jobs” heading, and a list of biotech and pharmaceutical companies can be accessed therein along with a chart that details biotech recruiters. Candidates can post their resumes online, whereas employers can post job openings in a similar fashion. What’s more, the site includes a broad scope of reference material such as list of Amino Acid Abbreviations and lists of SI Units and Prefixes, as well as a comprehensive collection of articles that deal with current issues. The site also features a collection of message boards with titles such as “Human Cloning”, “Stem Cell Research” and “Genetically Modified Organisms” where biotech professionals can convene together and interact with each other. 
