BIO374H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Zebrafish, Cell Migration, Model Organism
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Modern biotechnology ch1 the biotechnology century and its workforce. Biotechnology using living organisms, or the products of living organisms, for human benefit to make a product or solve a problem. For example, stroke or cancer we want to find cure for these diseases. Biotech is not just for scientists it is also related to farming ie. gmo, pollution in the environment. Normal zebrafish vs. casper zebrafish made by selective breeding (a transparent fish) A gfp can be used so we can see the migration of the cell in the fish body eventually seeing how effective the treatment is. Selective breeding transparent easy cell migration tracking. Every single chapter is related to each other. Example or modern biotech: recombinant dna tech started modern biotech as an industry. Low cost production of proteins to treat disease. Test your understanding (these are the types of questions in term test, no mc questions) Use genetically modified cultured cells to make protein of interest.
