Biotechnology 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Give some examples of pharmaceutical products that are produced using biotechnology
A
Human insulin, human growth hormone, vaccines, monoclonal antibodies
2
Q
What happened to the children suffering from hormone deficiency?
A
- not enough human growth hormone secreted from pituitary gland
- it stimulates the growth of bone and muscles
- so low growth rate and less muscle
3
Q
Why we don’t extract HGH from pituitary gland of dead people ?
A
- excretion cost was high vs. low cost
- May contaminated with pathogens vs. pure
- limited amount vs. large amount
