Biotech:

A Scientific ViewA Scientific View

How it’s usedHow it’s used

• Gene therapy can Gene therapy can help to treat cancerhelp to treat cancer

• Detection of birth Detection of birth defectsdefects

• Genes and artificial Genes and artificial chromosomes can chromosomes can be inserted to cure be inserted to cure genetic disordersgenetic disorders

How GE helps UsHow GE helps Us

• Demolish abortionDemolish abortion

• Improve the Improve the chances for a chances for a healthy childhealthy child

• Can make medical Can make medical assistance for assistance for reproduction reproduction minimal minimal

Keepin‘ it SafeKeepin‘ it Safe

• You Can’t Guard You Can’t Guard Against it if You Against it if You Don’t Understand Don’t Understand it it

• Warning LabelsWarning Labels

• Public AwarenessPublic Awareness

• LawsLaws

Why Should We Care?Why Should We Care?

•AbuseAbuse

•AllergiesAllergies

•Overlook Overlook SomethingSomething

•Kills Kills AntibodiesAntibodies

Words U Should Words U Should KnowKnow• Exogenous DNAExogenous DNA: DNA : DNA

taken from a source of taken from a source of organism and has been organism and has been cloned into a vector and cloned into a vector and put into a host cell. Also put into a host cell. Also know as foreign DNAknow as foreign DNA

• BiotechnologyBiotechnology: The use : The use of biological processes of biological processes or organisms for the or organisms for the production of materials production of materials and services of benefit to and services of benefit to humankind. humankind.

• Gene ExpressionGene Expression: : The process by which The process by which a gene produces RNA a gene produces RNA and protein, and and protein, and hence exerts its hence exerts its effects on the effects on the phenotype of an phenotype of an organism.organism.

How DNA Changes How DNA Changes Genes?Genes?

DNA is first DNA is first inserted into inserted into viruses, this viruses, this process is called process is called gene therapy; the gene therapy; the viruses are then viruses are then inserted into the inserted into the cells which change cells which change the gene expressionthe gene expression

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