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2022
KHADYOT
CERTIFICATE
This project entitled “GENETIC ENGINEERING”, is the investigatory project work
Navodaya Vidlaya, Gajapati, with AISSCE Roll No. under the supervision of
Mrs.Swarnaprabha Mahapatra (PGT Biology), for the partial fulfillment of requirements for
Signature
Practical Examiner
Index
1 Acknowledgement 1
2 Introduction 2
⮚ Transgenic Animals 9
⮚ Artificial Blood 12
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⮚ Cloned Pigs Modified for Use in Human Transplants 13
6 Bio-fuel – As an Alternative 14
7 Bio-weapon – A Challenge 15
8 Conclusion 16
Acknowledgement
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Introduction
Genetic Engineering, also called Genetic Modification, is the direct
manipulation of an organism's genome using biotechnology. It is a set of
technologies used to change the genetic makeup of cells, including the transfer
of genes within and across species boundaries to produce improved or
novel organisms. New DNA may be inserted in the host genome by first
isolating and copying the genetic material of interest using molecular
cloning methods to generate a DNA sequence, or by synthesizing the DNA, and
then inserting this construct into the host organism. Genes may be removed, or
"knocked out", using a nuclease. Gene targeting is a different technique that
uses homologous recombination to change an endogenous gene, and can be used
to delete a gene, remove exons, add a gene, or introduce point mutations.
An organism that is generated through genetic engineering is considered
to be a genetically modified organism (GMO). The first GMOs were bacteria
generated in 1973 and GM mice in 1974. Insulin-producing bacteria were
commercialized in 1982 and genetically modified food has been sold since
1994. Glow fish, the first GMO designed as a pet, was first sold in the United
States December in 2003.
Genetic engineering techniques have been applied in numerous fields
including research, agriculture, industrial biotechnology, and medicine.
Enzymes used in laundry detergent and medicines such as insulin and human
growth hormone are now manufactured in GM cells, experimental GM cell lines
and GM animals such as mice or zebra fish are being used for research
purposes, and genetically modified crops have been commercialized.
The century that we left behind has witnessed giant strides in almost all
spheres of human life. Currently, biotechnology is looked upon as one of the
most promising branches of science. And it is Genetic Engineering that makes
most biotechnological applications possible. Genetic engineering is the direct
human manipulation of an organism's genome using modern DNA technology.
It involves the introduction of foreign DNA or synthetic genes into the organism
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of interest. The introduction of new DNA does not require the use of
classical genetic methods; however traditional breeding methods are typically
used for the propagation of recombinant organisms.
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HISTORY OF GENETIC ENGINEERING
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Although the accomplishment was clearly a breakthrough, Berg's method
was difficult. Then, later that year, the American biochemists Stanley Cohen
(1922) at
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GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
These genes can code for medicines or enzymes that process food and other
substrates. Plants have been modified for insect protection, herbicide resistance,
virus resistance, enhanced nutrition, tolerance to environmental pressures and the
production of edible vaccines. Most commercialized GMO's are insect resistant
and/or herbicide tolerant crop plants. Genetically modified animals have been used
for research, model animals and the production of agricultural or pharmaceutical
products. They include animals with genes knocked out, increased susceptibility to
disease, hormones for extra growth and the ability to express proteins in their milk.
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those who study the mechanisms of human and other diseases or fundamental
biological processes in eukaryotic or prokaryotic cells.
Bacteria were the first organisms to be modified in the laboratory, due to their
simple genetics. These organisms are now used for several purposes, and are
particularly important in producing large amounts of pure human proteins for use
in medicine. Genetically are used to produce the protein insulin to
treat diabetes. Similar bacteria have been used to produce clotting factors to
treat hemophilia and human growth hormone to treat various forms of dwarfism.
Bacteria synthesize products such as;
▪ Insulin
▪ Hepatitis B vaccine
▪ Tissue plasminogen activator
▪ Human growth hormone
▪ Ice-minus bacteria
▪ Interferon’s
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Genetically modified virus and bacteria
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Genetically Modified Foods (GM foods or GMO foods) are foods derived
from genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Genetically modified organisms
have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic
engineering techniques. These techniques are much more
precise. than mutagenesis (mutation breeding) where an organism is exposed to
radiation or chemicals to create a non-specific but stable change. Other techniques
by which humans modify food organisms include selective breeding; plant
breeding, and animal breeding, and soma clone variation.GM foods were first put
on the market in 1996. Typically, genetically modified foods are transgenic
plant products: soybean, corn, canola, and cotton seed oil. Animal products have
also been developed, currently on the market.
In 2006 a pig was controversially engineered to produce omega-3 fatty
acids through the expression of a roundworm gene. Researchers have also
developed a genetically-modified breed of pigs that are able to absorb plant
phosphorus more efficiently, and as a consequence the phosphorus content of their
manure is reduced by as much as 60%.
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proteins that may be used in medical treatmeent. Stable expressions of human
proteins have been developed in many animals, including sheep, pigs, and rats.
The Glow Fish - A fluorescent red zebra fish sold as a novel pet, has become the first
transgenic animal sold to U.S. consumers. In 1999, Dr. Zhiyuan Gong and his colleagues
at the National University of Singapore were working with a gene called green
fluorescent protein (GFP), originally extracted from a jellyfish, that naturally produced
bright green fluorescence. They inserted the gene into a zebra fish embryo, allowing it to
integrate into the zebra fish’s genome, which caused the fish to be brightly fluorescent
under both natural white light and ultraviolet light. Their goal was to develop a fish that
could detect pollution by selectively fluorescing in the presence of environmental toxins.
The development of the constantly fluorescing fish was the first step in this process.
Shortly thereafter, his team developed a line of red fluorescent zebra fish by adding a
gene from a sea coral, and orange-yellow fluorescent zebra fish, by adding a variant of
the jellyfish gene. Later, a team of researchers at the National University of Taiwan,
headed by Professor Huai-Jen Tsai succeeded in creating a medaka (rice fish) with a
fluorescent green color, which like the zebra fish is a model organism used in biology.
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Fruit flies
In biological research, transgenic fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are model
organisms used to study the effects of genetic changes on development. [Fruit flies are
often preferred over other animals due to their short life cycle, low maintenance
requirements, and relatively simple genome compared to many vertebrates.
Mosquitoes
In 2010, scientists created "malaria-resistant mosquitoes" in the laboratory. The
World Health Organization estimated that Malaria killed almost one million people in
2008. Genetically modified male mosquitoes containing a lethal gene have been
developed in order to combat the spread of Dengue fever. Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, the
single most important carrier of dengue fever, were reduced by 80% in a 2010 trial of
these GM mosquitoes in the Cayman Islands. Around 50 - 100 million people are affected
by Dengue fever every year and 40,000 people die from it.
Mammals
Genetically modified mammals are an important category of genetically modified
organisms. Transgenic mice are often used to study cellular and tissue-specific responses
to disease. In 1999, scientists at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada created the
genetically engineered Enviropig. The Enviropig excretes from 30 to 70.7% less
phosphorus in manure depending upon the age and diet.
In February 2010, Environment Canada determined that Enviropigs are in
compliance with the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and can be produced
outside of the research context in controlled facilities where they are segregated from
other animals.
In 2009, scientists in Japan announced that they had successfully transferred a
gene into a primate species (marmosets) and produced a stable line of breeding transgenic
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primates for the first time. Their first research target for these marmosets was Parkinson's
disease, but they were also considering Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and Huntington's
disease.
In 2011, scientists in China released news that they have introduced human genes
into 300 dairy cows to produce milk with the same properties as human breast milk.
Aside from milk production, the researchers claim these transgenic cows to be identical
to regular cows.
Cnidarians
Cnidarians such as Hydra and the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis have
become attractive model organisms to study the evolution of immunity and certain
developmental processes. An important technical breakthrough was the
development of procedures for generation of stably transgenic hydras and sea
anemones by embryo microinjection.
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I. The Artificial Blood
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II. Cloned Pigs Modified for Use in Human Transplants
Two competing teams have cloned pigs that have been genetically modified
to produce organs more suitable for transplantation into humans. Pig organs are
well suited for transplantation; they are approximately the same size as human
organs and have similar plumbing, which makes reconnecting blood vessels much
easier. Also, the size of pig litters tends to be large and pigs reproduce quickly,
raising the prospect of a large supply of "spare" organs. A problem with using pig
organs, however, is that they are coated with sugar molecules that trigger acute
rejection in people. Human antibodies attach themselves to these sugar molecules
and quickly destroy the newly transplanted pig organ. To circumvent the rejection,
scientists are working to produce pigs that lack the sugar-producing gene.
FSH is produced by the pituitary gland and directly stimulates the ovaries to
recruit and support ovarian follicles, each containing one egg. The hypothalamus
adjusts the production of FSH depending upon the levels of other hormones such
as estrogen. FSH is used in stimulated IUI and assisted reproductive technology
cycles (IVF) because it causes the development of numerous follicles. More
follicles are needed in ART cycles because some do not fertilize or do not continue
to develop.
BIOFUEL – AS AN ALTERNATIVE
Algae Fuel – It might be an alternative to fossil fuel and uses algae as its
source of natural deposits. Several companies and government agencies are
funding efforts to reduce capital and operating costs and make algae fuel
production commercially viable.[ Harvested algae, like fossil fuel, release
CO2 when burnt but unlike fossil fuel the CO2 is taken out of the atmosphere by the
growing algae. High oil prices, competing demands between foods and other
biofuel sources, and the world food crisis, have ignited interest in alga
culture(farming algae) for making biodiesel, bioethanol, biogasoline, biomethanol,
biobutanol and other biofuels, using land that is not suitable for agriculture
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Biodiesel - Currently most research into efficient algal-oil production is
being done in the private sector, but predictions from small scale production
experiments bear out that using algae to produce biodiesel may be the only viable
method by which to produce enough automotive fuel to replace current world
diesel usage. If algae-derived biodiesel were to replace the annual global
production of 1.1bn tons of conventional diesel, a land mass of 57.3 million
hectares would be required. This compares highly favourable to other biofuels.
Microalgae have much faster growth rates than terrestrial crops. The per unit area
yield of oil from algae is estimated to be from between 5,000 to 20,000 US gallons
per acre per year (4,700 to 18,000 m3/km2·a). This is 7 to 30 times greater than the
next best crop, Chinese tallow (700 US gal/acre·a or 650 m3/km2·a).
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BIOWEAPON - A CHALLENGE
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CONCLUSION
We have discussed the promising aspects of Genetic Engineering
that can bring about tremendous changes in human life. However the manipulation
of living organisms by the human race cannot go on any further without regulation.
Some ethical standards are required to evaluate the morality of all human activities
that might help or harm living organisms. Going beyond the morality of such
issues the biological significance of such things is also important. Genetic
modification of organisms can have unpredictable results when such organisms are
introduced into the ecosystem.
Every new technology aims to improve man’s life. It is for man to make the
judicious use of its applications…
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