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What is Biotechnology? - Video | Globalchange.com | Biotechnology, Genes, Human, Work. Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Biotechnology, Genetics, Gene Therapy, Stem Cells Rate This Article Comment by Dr Patrick Dixon on science of ageing , health care , life expectancy, medical advances, pensions, retirement, lifestyles and government policy. Biotechnology is the use of the science of genetics : alteration of genetic code by artificial means, and is therefore different from traditional selective breeding. Biotechnology examples include taking the gene for poison in the tail of a scorpion, and combining it with a cabbage - an experiment carried out in Oxford.
These GMO cabbages kill caterpillers because they have learned to grow scorpion poison (insecticide) in their sap. Biotechnology also includes adding human genes to sheep so that they secrete alpha-1 antitrypsin in their milk - useful in treating some cases of lung disease. Biotechnology has created a chicken with four legs and no wings. Biotechnology has given us the power to alter the very basis of life on earth. Curriculum Supplements - High School. ABC News: Glow-in-the-Dark Pigs Make Debut.
Pigs still may not fly, but in one Taiwanese laboratory they glow in the dark. A research team at National Taiwan University claims it has succeeded in breeding three male green pigs by injecting fluorescent green protein into embryonic pigs. Partially green pigs exist elsewhere, but the Taiwanese pigs are believed to be the only ones that are green inside out, including their hearts and internal organs. In the dark, they glow bright neon green. The pigs will reportedly be used in stem cell research and in the study of several human diseases.
Glowing From Within The technique used by the Taiwanese scientists is fairly common. "[Alba] highlights the fact that transgenic animals are regular creatures that are as much a part of social life as any other life form," the assistant professor of art and technology at the School of Art Institute of Chicago wrote on his Web site devoted to the rabbit project. But instead, Kac's first objective overshadowed the others. A Glowing Future? What Is Biotechnology? Biotechnology is a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms—anything from microorganisms used in the fermentation of beer to the most sophisticated application of gene therapy. The term covers applications that are old and new, familiar and strange, sophisticated and simple. Defined in this way, the term is almost too broad to be useful. One way of thinking about biotechnology is to consider two categories of activities: those that are traditional and familiar and those that are relatively new.
Within each category can be found technologies that are genetic—that involve modifications of traits passed down from one generation to the next—and technologies that are not. Although there are interesting issues connected with a number of biotechnologies—both old and new—most of UCS's work focuses on genetic engineering, a new genetic biotechnology.
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Users retain the option to Register and/or Login to join our community of 11,146 biological science educators. The Biotechniques Virtual Laboratory. National Agricultural Library: Research and Technology -- Biotechnology. Biotechnology and Genetics: Introductory Biotechnology (page 1) iBIO Institute • Contact Us. Tracy High Adv Bio and Biotechnology. Resources Page. Website -- Online Instructional Resources and Clearing House. Biotechnology instructors come from diverse types of backgrounds. Some have held positions in industry, but many have only worked in academic labs.
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These materials allow instructors to access other's expertise when it comes to subjects that aren't taught in most college programs like Good Manufacturing Practices, FDA Regulations, and bioprocessing. We hope you find these materials and useful and encourage you to contribute your work as well and send us feedback to help us continually improve this resource. By topic By type New resources. Human Genome Project Information. Skip navigation Acronyms Audio files Bacterial artificial chromosome Behavioral genetics Benefits of genome research Bioinformatics HGN articles links program report text (1997) research abstracts Budget Careers cDNA Workshops Chromosome Launchpad Chromosome poster Classroom aids audio files education resources graphics and images presentations publications videos Cloning Communicating Science online exhibit Comparative genomics ; see also, mouse Contact information DOE HGP administration Continuing medical education in genetics Counseling, genetic Courtroom, genetics in the of the American Bar Association's Genetics in the Courtroom issue, Summer 1997, Vol. 36:3 Genes and Justice issue, Fall 2000 Crick, Francis Department of Energy, Genomic Science Program Department of Energy, Human Genome Program 2002 abstracts administration budget contact information involvement in HGP program report (1997) timeline Department of Energy, Microbial Cell Project Department of Energy, Microbial Genome Program Disease Medicine and New Genetics.
Biotechnology Information Directory - A Public Service of Cato Research. Educators. 4-H WHIF Manual, Biotechnology and Food (5.4MB) " DNA in My Food " Method for detection of genetically modified foods Strawberry DNA Extraction Useful educational links "Do Plants Know Math? ": For more than three centuries botanists and mathematicians have marveled at the complex and beautiful spiral patterns that form as plants develop. To highlight the mathematical underpinnings of phyllotaxis, which refers to the arrangement of leaves or other botanical elements around a stem, Smith College Botanic Garden produced an unusual exhibition. The Biotechnology Online Secondary School Resource provides balanced factual information about biotechnology.
The European Initiative for Biotechnology Education (EIBE) seeks to promote skills, enhance understanding and facilitate public debate throughout Europe. . Teacher Resources. The Biotechnology Institute - Your World Magazine. Biotech Adventures - Oklahoma State University.