Biotechnology

Human Genetic Engineering and Modification Genetic Engineering of humans is said to have happened before, and will soon become an option for many who can afford it. In Mesopotamian times, it is said the god of their capital and cities, Marduk, talked about creating the first human beings. He stated, “Blood, to blood, I join, blood to bone I form an original thing, its name is Man, aboriginal man, is mine in making. All his occupations, are faithful service, the gods that fell have rest, I will…

Use of microbial platform overexpressing such an ideal O-methyltransferase having flexibility in its catalytic activity over different classes of substrates is of great importance in producing variety of methylated natural products. With this concept, we used the aforementioned natural compounds as substrate for biotransformation reaction. Culture of recombinant E. coli strain was prepared and induced as explained in materials and method. In vivo reaction mixtures analysis of different…

Genetic Screening and Gene Therapy Genetic engineering is the manipulation of your DNA code. You can do many things with genetic engineering. With medicine we can change the DNA in a humans or animals to take out or mutations in your DNA pattern. In agriculture we can change things in food to make it grow better all year long. That will help because you will be able to make more money. Genetic screening is testing a person's DNA to determine their risk of having or passing on a genetic…

The Soil Argument After watching the movie and reading the article, I was surprised to find that the basic principles discussed in each were similar. I found that both were a call to attention to raise awareness to what humans have done to the earth, and so both provided possible steps we could take to attempt to repair the damage we have done. They both also compared dirt to the living, and the article used clever comparisons of the human body and the microorganisms inside it to the soil and…

The scientific community has come very far and reached a point in scientific breakthroughs that cloning and bioengineering can help with the advancement in the quality of human life. This process of cloning and bioengineering will help the human race as a whole through the benefits and advancements that follow due to the outcomes of this practice. Cloning and bioengineering should be used due to the benefits in the medical field, the advancements in crop and animal yield, and gives the…

On June 30th, 1926 Paul Berg was born and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. In 1943, a year after the bombings of Pearl Harbor, he graduated from high school, enrolled to New York’s City College, and enlisted in the navy. Shortly after enlisting he would be called into active duty and spent the remainder of WWII as submarine chaser. After earning his doctorate degree he worked under Arthur Kornberg at Washington University, in St. Louis and would later move with Kornberg to…

Genetic Engineering: Ethical Considerations “Genetic engineering is the process of taking DNA from organisms, plants or animals and manipulating the cells by altering or repairing them to obtain or eliminate the traits desired.” (Judson & Harrison, 2015. Pg. 300). The abilities to change DNA and completely alter natural creation is in the hands of scientists all over the world. When we go to the grocery store and buy food, it could potentially be something that has been altered by…

Biotechnology, as applied to sports, refers to working with the human genome to influence sport performance. Even though, Biotechnology should be banned because of unfair advantages from others. Biotechnology plays a grand role in an athlete’s performance because the prevention of risks that are related to sports, using genetic information to maximize athletic potential and genetically modifying athletes. Biotechnology is any use of biological organisms or processes in industrial, medical,…

Biotechnology is studied through technologies and products so in today’s society our health, life, and our planet can and will be improved through science and technology. In biotechnology over the years has created legal issues in clinical research. In order to better understand biotechnology let’s start from the very beginning where the three main agencies oversee biotechnology and that’s the USDA, EPA, and FDA. These agencies allow biotechnology legally and safety be made but must be followed…

making decisions on advancements in biotechnology directly affecting them or their children is not an unethical act. In the prompt, the case of Jasmine and Katarina, a same-sex couple living in the future that is interested in having a child is presented. This couple has many different requests about the child they want; including the sex, sexual orientation, physical attributes, and intelligence. There are many objections that may be raised to using biotechnology to alter the natural way of…