Biotechnology
Using living things and their genes to make useful things. People have done it for thousands of years with yeast for bread and bacteria for yoghurt. Since the genetic code is the same in every living thing, scientists can now move a gene from one living thing into another, which then makes that gene's protein: bacteria given the human insulin gene make insulin for people with diabetes, and golden rice was given a gene for a substance the body turns into vitamin A. These crops are tested before they are sold, and raise real questions about safety and nature.
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You can say what biotechnology is, explain why a bacterium given a human gene makes the human protein, describe how insulin and golden rice were made, and name a fair question to ask about a crop with a new gene.
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You can say what biotechnology is, explain why a bacterium given a human gene makes the human protein, describe how insulin and golden rice were made, and name a fair question to ask about a crop with a new gene.
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