1 / 12

Genetic Engineering for Human Survival: Exploring Insulin Manufacturing & GM Crops

Learn about the innovative genetic engineering techniques used in insulin production and genetically modified crops for sustainable agriculture. Discover how genetic engineers tackle inheritable traits and the ethics behind utilizing genetic modifications.

zamora
Download Presentation

Genetic Engineering for Human Survival: Exploring Insulin Manufacturing & GM Crops

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Inheritance & Survival Genetic Engineering

  2. Genetic Engineering • Why can we not use pig organs in humans? • There is a shortage of hearts and kidneys for transplant – why not use a pig? • Biology text book p188

  3. Manufacturing Insulin • Insulin is needed to keep diabetics alive. • Human insulin works best with humans • It is possible to obtain small amounts of human insulin from dead bodies.

  4. Manufacturing Insulin • There are insufficient supplies of human insulin to meet demand. • Genetic engineers have devised ways of taking the human insulin gene – putting that gene into bacteria that then make insulin.

  5. Making insulin • The gene for insulin is “cut” from the DNA of a human. • This is done by using enzymes.

  6. Making insulin • Plasmids (small circles of DNA) are obtained from bacteria. • These plasmids are then cut open with enzymes.

  7. Making insulin • The human insulin gene is “spliced” into the bacterial plasmid. • The plasmid is re-introduced to the bacteria.

  8. Making insulin • The bacteria are grown in large tanks until there are millions of them. • All the plasmids will be busy making “human” insulin

  9. Making insulin • This insulin can then be used by diabetics!

  10. Genetically Modified Crops GM crops

  11. GM Crops • Read carefully through the sheet entitled “Genetic Modification”

  12. GM Crops • Make a list of the advantages of GM crops. • Make a list of the reasons people maybe be against the use of GM crops.

More Related