Insulin And Dna Extraction Flashcards
1
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Insulin
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Regulated glucose levels in the blood
We GM it to scale it
2
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Environment of Gm insulin
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In sterile environment, using E,coli
Bacteria is filtered of at the end, this breaks open it relaxes insulin
3
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Process of insulin
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- Gene making insulin identify
- Inserted into plasmid
- Plasmid placed into E.coli
- Reproduces, resulting in millions of bacteria that produce insulin
4
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Positive of GM insulin
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Made in large batches
Overcome surgical concerns
5
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Negative if GM insulin
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High cost
6
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PCR
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Polymerase chain reaction- extract and amplify cells