Theraputic Use Flashcards
What does therapeutic mean?
Therapeutic means mecial research has led to cells produce being used to treat diseases such as genetic engineering
What is genetic engineering?
Genetic engineering involes cutting out a gene of one piece of DNA and pasing in onto another
Why is bacteria so useful for energetic engenearing?
Bacteria is very useful for genetic engineering as they are easy to grow
What does genetic engineering allow modified cells to do?
It allows the organism that revies the gene can now produce a protein that it couldn’t make before
Explain how insulin gene can be transfured into bacteria-
The bacteria reduced in culture and starts making new protein
Explain how plasims are so useful in genetic engineering-
They are easy to grow and reproduce quickly
