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What DNA is used for (Gene Technology)
Research
---DNA-> RNA->Proteins
---Mutant DNA -> defective proteins...results in abnormalities, including
disease
---Sometimes abnormalities are beneficial -> more fit organism->
Evolution
Disease Prevention and Cure
Gene Therapy
Stem Cell Research
More functional drug design
Genetic Engineering of Agriculture
Pesticide and herbicide resistant crops
Crops with higher nutritional value
Crops with vaccines
Genetic analysis of individuals...look for predispositon of disease.
Prevent cystic fibrosis, Huntington's, sickle cell anemia...should the possiblity of an individual getting a disease be prevented?
DNA fingerprinting for crimes and paternity testing.
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BIOTECH Project Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology The University of Arizona Nadja Anderson, Ph.D. |