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Biotechnology |
| Applications | | Biotechnology can be applied to many fields such as Molecular Farming, Bionics, Bioremediation, Cloning, Stem Cells, DNA Vaccines, Tissue Engineering and Gene Therapy. | | Human Applications | | Biotechnology is now used in a variety of applications that dramatically improve health of people suffering from various diseases. Gene therapy is picking up and is increasingly being used to cure/treat diseases such as cystic fibrosis, AIDS and cancer. | | Biotechnical methods are also used to produce many proteins for pharmaceutical purposes. A strain of Escherichia coli bacteria can be used to create insulin by duplicating the gene for human insulin. Vaccines can be created for specific diseases and administered to patients. Genetic diseases can be diagnosed and treated using the knowledge of interaction between genes and the environment. | | DNA fingerprinting is the process of cross-matching two strands of DNA. In criminal investigations, DNA from samples of hair, bodily fluids or skin at a crime scene are compared with those obtained from the suspects. | | | | Biotechnology |
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