BSC 219 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Hepatitis B Virus, Cyanogen Bromide, Protein Subunit
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Gmos: organisms in which new genes or mutations have been introduced into their genomes. Selective breeding: bree animals or plants for desired traits. Can be between organisms of the same species (sheep and corn) Can breed different species (dogs and cotton and strawberries) Most are concerned with transgenic organisms (dna from another species put into an organism) Biofuels: using an organism to make alternative fuel sources. Biopharmacology: using an organism to make pharmaceutical agent for the treatment of disease. Many plants contain high levels of oils, which can be harvested and used for biodiesel or lubricants. Making it transgenic and/or knockout so the oil is more abundant and less acidic. Used to extract insulin from pancreas of cows and pigs. Produced in pancreas and synthesize a precursor polypeptide known as prepoinsulin. Made a subunit for a and b subunits. Made a plasmid and transformed it into bacteria to help create insulin-b-galactosidase fusion.
