Genetic Engineering and its Applications
The first book in the "Biology" series, this teaching support material helps students acquire better explanations about techniques, processes and applications that have influenced the development of the genetic engineering, via analysis and discussion of its contents. It also provides teachers with an educational resource that promotes comprehensive approach between the ideas addressed in the treated subjects.
The student, at the end of the reading, will describe the technology of recombinant DNA, explain what is genetic manipulation, understand the scope of the derivative knowledge of the human genome project, cloning of organisms, as well as analyzing their bioethical implications. It includes 11 self-assessment exercises, with True or False questions, complete sentences, and correct answer selection.
The application is divided into the following sections
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Introduction.
- General information.
- The DNA.
- What is DNA?
- Where is it located?
- What is its significance?
- What characterizes it?
- What is its structure?
- What is it?
- Time line.
- Self appraisal.
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GMOs and gene therapy.
- Genes and chromosomes.
- Plasmids.
- Plasmids and cloning.
- Cloning and genes.
- Restriction enzymes.
- Genomic library.
- Polymerase chain reaction.
- Application of PCR.
- Self appraisal.
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Recombinant DNA technology.
- Introduction.
- Medical applications.
- Human gene therapy.
- Pharmaceutical products.
- Forensic evidence.
- Maternity testing.
- Animal production and drugs.
- Transgenic plants.
- Self appraisal.
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Human Genome Project.
- Introduction.
- Project objectives.
- Members of the project.
- Other genome projects.
- Patenting the human genome?
- World Heritage.
- Conclusions of the project.
- Self appraisal.
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Cloning of animals.
- Domestication.
- Selection and breeding of species.
- Cloning of animals.
- Cloning of adult organisms.
- Cloning of Dolly.
- Mammalian cloning.
- Livestock cloning.
- Human cloning.
- Cloning and extinction.
- Self appraisal.
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Bioethical implications.
- Ethical aspects.
- Dilemmas in its implementation.
- Its uses.
- Benefits of its application.
- Controversy on its implementation.
- Ethics.
- Eugenics.
- Social inequality.
- Education.
- Legal scope.
- Self appraisal.
"Genetic Engineering and its Applications" is available at the Apple's App Store, for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Available only in Spanish.