UNIVERSITY OF THE CORDILLERAS

GOV. PACK ROAD, BAGUIO CITY

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY

NAME: ______________________________________________ DATE: _________________________

SCHEDULE: __________________________________________

Genetic engineering techniques are as follows:

I. Artificial selection (early genetic engineering)

A. Selective breeding

B. Hybridizations

C. Inbreeding

II. Recombinant DNA technology

Applications of recombinant DNA technology

1. Scientific applications

2. Diagnose genetic disease

3. Recombinant DNA techniques can be used to for genetic fingerprinting identification.

4. Agricultural Applications

5. Nanotechnology

6. Therapeutic Applications

Safety Issues and Ethics of recombinant DNA technology

III. Genetically modified organisms

A. Transgenic plants or crops and examples

B. Transgenic animals and examples

“Knock-out” Technology

“xenotransplantation”

Advantages/Benefits of GMO

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1. Crops

2. Animals

3. Environment

4. Society

Controversies on GMO
1. Safety

2. Access and Intellectual Property

3. Ethics

4. Labeling

5. Society

6. Environmental Risk

7. Threat to biodiversity

IV. Cloning
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Applications of Cloning
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3 Types of Cloning
1. DNA (gene) cloning

2. Therapeutic (stem cell) cloning

3. Reproductive (organism) cloning)

Two techniques:
a. Embryo splitting
b. Somatic cell Nuclear transfer (SCNT)

V. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

Two types of stem cells

1. Embryonic Stem Cells (ESC): received from:

2. Adult Stem Cells (ASC): can be received from:

Potential of Stem Cells

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1. Totipotent (total):

2. Pluripotent (plural):

3. Multipotent (multiple):

4. Oligopotent

5. Unipotent

VI. The Human Genome Project

Aims:

What we have learned from HGP

Summary of findings of the Human Genome project