Biotechnology: Present and Futurę
Areas of applied biotechnology:
Microorgaimmt/Biołcch Bioprocessing Technology
■ microbial fermentatlon
■ microbial fermentation, In conjunction with recombinant DNA technology
m human insulin, the calf enzyme used in cheese-making, biodegradable plastics, laundry detergent enzymes and the hepatitis B vaccine
Biotech
Monoclonal Antibodics
■ diagnostic tools ® locate environmental pollutants.
® detect harmful miroorganisms in food.
® distinguish cancer cells from normal cells. ® diagnose infectious diseases in humans, animals and plants morę quickly and morę accurately than ever before
Biotech Celi Culture
■ Plant Celi Culture
creating transgenic crops m Insect Celi Culture therapeutic proteins m Mammaiian Celi Culture
adult stem cells embryonic stem cells
Biotech
Cloning
■ Molecular Cloning
Inserting a naw pieca of ONA lato an aaiatlng DNA i
a Cellular Cloning
produclng ganatlcally identlcal coptaa of cells
■ Animal Cloning
the productlon of an animal clone
Biotech
Recombinant ONA Technotogy
■ Combining genetic materiał from different sources
• produce new medidnes and salef yaccmes e treal some gonelic diseases
e en bance biocontrol agenta in agncullufe e mcrease agńcultural yields and decrease production costs e decrease alleigy-producing characlenstics of some loods.
• improve foods nulfHional value.
• deyelop biodegradable plashcs
• decrease water and air pollution.
• slow food spollage.