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Genetic Engineering

Genetic Engineering. the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology. Biotechnology. Using living organisms to perform practical tasks for humans The manipulation of the genomes at the molecular level Really, it’s ANY technology that uses/effects living systems.

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Genetic Engineering

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  1. Genetic Engineering the direct manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology.

  2. Biotechnology • Using living organisms to perform practical tasks for humans • The manipulation of the genomes at the molecular level • Really, it’s ANY technology that uses/effects living systems

  3. Where do we see genetic engineering and biotechnology? • Agriculture • Medicine • Food production

  4. BIOTECH examples • Biotech-derived cotton that is warmer, stronger, has improved dye uptake and retention, enhanced absorbency, and wrinkle- and shrink-resistance.

  5. Recombinant DNA • Recombinant DNA is the general name for taking a piece of one DNA, and combining it with another strand of DNA. • By combining two or more different strands of DNA, scientists are able to create a new strand of DNA. • The most common recombinant process involves combining the DNA of two different organisms

  6. Example of Recombinant DNA • Any DNA that has been joined together unnaturally • http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/transgenic-animal-creations/

  7. Genetically Modified Organisms • http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/research-innovations/photos/12-bizarre-examples-of-genetic-engineering/mad-science

  8. Cloning • When the entire genome is copied • The DNA from an adult animal is removed from the nucleus of one of its cells • The DNA is inserted into the nucleus of an unfertilized egg cell of another animal that has had its nucleus removed • The egg is nurtured until it begins to divide and turns into an embryo. • The embryo is placed within a surrogate mother. Dolly the sheep was born on 5 July 1996 to three mothers (one provided the egg, another the DNA and a third carried the cloned embryo to term).[

  9. Stem Cell • Stem cells are biological cells found in all multicellular organisms, that can divide (through mitosis) and differentiate into diverse specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce more stem cells.

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