Tag Archives | Genetic Engineering

Applications of Genetic Engineering in Industry | Biotechnology

The following points highlight the top eight applications of genetic engineering in industry. The applications are: 1. Protein Engineering 2. Metabolic Engineering 3. Pharmaceutical Industry 4. Biodegradable Plastic Industry 5. Oil Industry 6. Bio-Hydrometallurgy 7. Bio-Mineralisation 8. Fuel Industry. Application # 1. Protein Engineering: Protein engi­neering involves insertion of chemically synthesised DNA into desired organisms to pro­duce modified proteins. These [...]

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6 Main Types of Cloning Vectors | Biotechnology

The following points highlight the six main types of cloning vectors. The types are: 1. Plasmid Vectors 2. Bacteriophages as Vectors 3. Cosmids as Vectors 4. Phagemids as Vectors 5. Vectors for Cloning Larger DNA Fragments 6. Vectors for Preparing Single-Stran­ded DNA. Type # 1. Plasmid Vectors: The first vector that was developed for gene cloning was plasmids which are [...]

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Application of Genetic Engineering | Biotechnology

In this article we will discuss about the application of genetic engineering in diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Diagnosis of Diseases: 1. Parasitic Diseases: In contrast to conventional diagnostic methods, discovery of DNA probes have proved to be very effective and most sensitive tools for the diagnosis of a variety of diseases. Probes are now available for a number of [...]

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