Ilimin halittu na zamani ya haɗu da fasahohi iri-iri kamar injiniyan kwayoyin halitta, ilmin halitta, ilmin halitta, ilmin halitta, kwayoyin halitta, ilmin halitta tantanin halitta, ilimin mahaifa, immunology, sunadarai na halitta, sunadarai na inorganic, sunadarai na jiki, physics, informatics da kimiyyar kwamfuta. Ana iya amfani da shi don nazarin dokar ayyukan rayuwa da samar da kayayyaki don hidima ga al'umma