Describe the characteristics of bacteria and give an example of a bacterial infection. What types of medications are used to treat them? What are some of the positive and negative roles that eukaryotic organisms and parasites play? What are drug-resistant bacteria and why are they a serious conc...
What are potential dangers or threats associated with the widespread use of cloning? What are potential dangers or threats associated with the widespread use of cloning? What are the potential dangers or threats associated with the widespread use of cloning? What are some potential uses for cloning...
Biotechnology is the multidisciplinary branch of biology, which deals with the manipulation of living organisms to produce useful products. Recombinant DNA technology, genetic engineering, gene splicing, stem cell research, tissue cult...
biodegradable garments and textiles made from the proteins of living organisms, such as the silk proteins of spiders. Agriculture Agricultural biotechnology genetically engineers plants and animals to produce more efficient agriculture, increase nutritional value and reduce food insecurity. Some examples of ...
Plants and some animals have a better fossil record than dinosaurs. They also give clues about climate that dinosaur fossils do not. Some marine protozoans (single-celled organisms), called foraminifera, have shells that tell the temperature of the water where the animal lived. By studying the ...
The birth of the first transgenic primate to have inherited a transgene from its parents opens the possibility to set up transgenic marmoset colonies, as these monkeys are small and relatively easy to keep and breed in research facilities. The prospect of transgenic marmoset models of human disease...
Within the last decades, genome-editing techniques such as CRISPR/Cas, TALENs, Zinc-Finger Nucleases, Meganucleases, Oligonucleotide-Directed Mutagenesis and base editing have been developed enabling a precise modification of DNA sequences. Such techniqu
that can cause environmental harm. Specifically, it's possible that modified organisms could be inbred with natural organisms, leading to the possible extinction of the original organism. For instance, the banana tree is propagated entirely through cloning methods. Thebananas themselves are sterile. ...
Cloning is the process of creating the organisms, which are similar or identical to the parent. The clones or genetically similar organisms can be prepared using genetic engineering techniques. For instance, the first cloned mammal Dolly was created using nuclear transfer in 1996....
Bioremediation is a process whereby contaminants from soil, water, air or sediment are removed by introducing microorganisms that can neutralize or remove the contaminants. It is beneficial in that it doesn't use harmful chemicals. However, some organisms that are used to remove waste contaminants ...