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Biotech:. A Scientific View. How it’s used. Gene therapy can help to treat cancer Detection of birth defects Genes and artificial chromosomes can be inserted to cure genetic disorders. How GE helps Us. Demolish abortion Improve the chances for a healthy child
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Biotech: A Scientific View
How it’s used • Gene therapy can help to treat cancer • Detection of birth defects • Genes and artificial chromosomes can be inserted to cure genetic disorders
How GE helps Us • Demolish abortion • Improve the chances for a healthy child • Can make medical assistance for reproduction minimal
Keepin‘ it Safe • You Can’t Guard Against it if You Don’t Understand it • Warning Labels • Public Awareness • Laws
Why Should We Care? • Abuse • Allergies • Overlook Something • Kills Antibodies
Exogenous DNA: DNA taken from a source of organism and has been cloned into a vector and put into a host cell. Also know as foreign DNA Biotechnology: The use of biological processes or organisms for the production of materials and services of benefit to humankind. Gene Expression: The process by which a gene produces RNA and protein, and hence exerts its effects on the phenotype of an organism. Words U Should Know
How DNA Changes Genes? DNA is first inserted into viruses, this process is called gene therapy; the viruses are then inserted into the cells which change the gene expression
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