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The Biotechnolo Gy Century: Powerpoint Lecture By: Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith Chapman University
The Biotechnolo Gy Century: Powerpoint Lecture By: Melissa Rowland-Goldsmith Chapman University
The
Biotechnolo
gy Century
Chapter 1 Contents
1.1 What Is Biotechnology and What
Does It Mean to You?
1.2 Types of Biotechnology
1.3 Biological Challenges of the 21st
Century
(b)
Normal zebrafish
"Casper, a transparent
zebrafish made
by selective breeding
Examples of applications
Now use the link to further study the diseases involved in these
chromosomes
http://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/chromosome
Microbial Biotechnology
Agricultural Biotechnology
Animal Biotechnology
Forensic Biotechnology
Bioremediation
Aquatic Biotechnology
Medical Biotechnology
Regulatory Biotechnology
Animal cloning
Source of transplant organs
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Genetic engineering
Disease-resistant strains of oysters
Vaccines against viruses that infect salmon and
other finfish
Transgenic salmon that overproduce growth hormone
transgenic
normal
Two different salmon
How does this modified salmon help humans?
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Human proteome
Collection of proteins responsible for activity in a
human cell
Metabolomics
A snapshot of the small molecules produced during
cellular metabolism
Glucose, cholesterol, ATP, and signaling molecules
Can distinguish between disease process and
physiological adaptation
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