Biotechnology

Biotechnology

Standard 8.L.2

Understand how biotechnology is used to affect living organisms.

By the end of the class you will be able to answer:

What is biotechnology?

How do advances in biotechnology benefit society?

How do ethics impact the advancement of biotechnology?

In what ways does biotechnology impact our everyday lives?

How can we determine the impact of biotechnology in North Carolina?

​What is one thing that is common between all these organisms

Open Ended

What structure is shown in the picture?

Biotechnology is manipulating living things to make useful products.

Open Ended

If you were a farmer which breed of cow would you want to raise for meat? Why

Older form of Biotechnology

Selective breeding (AKA artificial selection) intentional mating of organisms to produce offspring with specific traits.

Open Ended

Watch the video Mr. Green Genes

Do you think if this is a worthwhile/ethical use of biotechnology why or why not?

Genetic Engineering

Human Insulin using bacteria

Bio-remediation

• Bio-remediation means to use biological organisms to solve an environmental problem such as contaminated soil or groundwater.
  Oyster mushrooms (a type of mushroom/fungus) breaking down hydrocarbon molecules in oil contaminated soil

• Sunflower roots absorbing radioactive material

Biofuel/Bioethanol

A non polluting fuel made from plant material that can be used in place of gasoline.  Using corn or agricultural waste to produce fuel. Bioplastic made from corn instead of petroleum.

Clone:

An organism that has exact genetic copy of the other.

DNA fingerprinting

• There are sections of DNA that are different in each person.

• The repeating units in these sections make DNA fingerprint.

Poll

Dna fingerprint were found at the crime scene. Who do you think committed the crime?

• Suspect 1

• Suspect 2

• Suspect 3

Genome

• A genome is the entire genetic code of an organism. The human genome project was an international research effort to determine the sequence of human genome and identify the genes that it contains. In humans, that's over 20,000 genes! The completed human sequence can now identify the location of each gene.

• search for genes linked to different types of disease

Bioinformatics

It is the use of technology for the acquisition, management and analysis of biological information.

Open Ended

How do advances in biotechnology benefit society? (Hint: pest resistant crops, insulin)

Economic Impact Of Biotechnology

• Helping farmers prosper

• A thriving industry with more than 500 companies. 300,000 jobs created.

• 300,000 jobs created.

• Tax generated for state

Multiple Choice

How does NC benefit from the biotechnology industry?

• Jobs created

• Farmers have resistant crops

• Healthier animals

• All of the choices benefic NC.