There are incredible scientific advancements happening right now, using state of the art technologies. A few examples around me daily: brain machine interfaces,

There are incredible scientific advancements happening right now, using state of the art technologies. A few examples around me daily: brain machine interfaces, CRISPR and gene editing, protein engineering, etc. If you feel like you're working on something menial, do what you can to point your arrow in a direction you find meaningful. Often times, fields like biology desperately need people with technical skills that want to work hard on important problems.