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What is the field of science that combines engineering and natural sciences to create products and services using living organisms and their parts
What is Biotechnology
This biotech allows for higher yields and pesticide resistance
what is GMOs, crops
T/F There are ethical issues related to the use of biotechnology, particularly in its potential application of curing or preventing genetic diseases in humans
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Which is a concern of scientists when genetically modifying plants?
What is decreasing diversity
This biotech heats up strands of DNA and then cools them allowing for it to be copied, then repeats the process
What is PCR
GMO
Genetically Modified Organism
This biotech can use an individuals own cells to help treat a disorder
What is gene therapy
What is an ethical concern with biotechnology in the medical side.
What is changing DNA
Biotech that takes a cell and manipulates the genes then add those new cells to a person to treat the disorder
What is Gene Therapy
This biotech was first used in the medical field by using bacteria to make Insulin
What is bacterial transformation
The genetic code for living organisms
What is DNA?
This is used to fight against future infection
What is a vaccine
This biotech can lead to "build a baby"
CRISPR-Cas9
This biotech allows for DNA analysis by cutting DNA segments and then separating them by size
what is gel electrophoresis
This is the most recently discovered and advanced biotechnology
What is CRISPR-Cas9
What is Cloning? What is making an exact replica of DNA from a cell.
What is Cloning?
What is the process of cutting or adding genes into organisms.
What is CRISPR?
This ethical question is the toughest to consider because it can affect future generations
What is informed consent
This biotech has become more controversial due to the limited testing during COVID
This biotechnology uses an electric current to separate DNA
What is Gel Electrophoresis
Transferring DNA from one organism to bacteria to incorporate the DNA into the bacterial genome
Bacterial transformation
What is gel electrophoresis? What is the process of taking DNA strands to find matches in crime scenes by using an electrical gel.
What is gel electrophoresis?
This biotech has been used to solve many food availablity issues but is still a mystery due to unknown long term effects on the population
What is GMOs
This biotech uses segments of already known DNA as templates for amplification
What is PCR
What is vaccines