The New Genetics

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2003 – GloFish, the first biotech pet, hits the North American market. Specially bred to detect water pollutants, the fish glows red under black light thanks to the addition of a natural bioluminescence gene.

2004 –

November – Korean researchers treat spinal cord injury by transplanting multipotent adult stem cells from an umbilical cord blood.

December – A team of researchers at the University of Paris develops a method to produce large number of red blood cells from hematopoietic stem cells, creating an environment that mimics the conditions of bone marrow.

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January – Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison differentiate human blastocyst stem cells into neural stem cells, and finally into spinal motor neuron cells.

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History of Biotechnology

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Modern Biotechnology some examples

Recombinant DNA

Stem cell therapy

Cloning

Designer drugs

Genomics

Proteomics

Gene Therapy

What are the potential benefits?

What are the potential dangers?

What are the ethical issue?

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Genetically Modified Bacteria

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Cloning: An Example

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Cloning in Agriculture

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Stem Cells: Another Example

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Gene Therapy