IMPORTANCE OD

IMPORTANCE OF RECOMBINANT
RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY
 IMPORTANCE OF RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY
PRESENTED BY : Shekinah Ruth M. Bulatao
Josh Deniel Casa
RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY

o Health
o Food
o Environment
Recombinant DNA Technology
Recombinant DNA Technology

• Recombinant DNA technology comprises

altering genetic material outside an organism to
obtain enhanced and desired characteristics in
living organisms or as their products.
 HEALTH
How does Recombinant DNA Technology Improve our life and Health?

Recombinant DNA technology has also

proven important to the production of
vaccines and protein therapies such as
human insulin, interferon and human
growth hormone. It is also used to
produce clotting factors for treating
haemophilia and in the development of
gene therapy.
HUMAN INSULIN
 HUMAN INSULIN
• Diabetics are unable to produce satisfactory amounts of insulin,
which facilitates the processing of sugars from food into energy
that the body can use. In the past, diabetics needed to take
insulin purified from pigs and cows to fulfill their insulin
requirement. However, non-human insulin causes allergic
reactions in many diabetics. Recombinant DNA technology
provided a way for scientists to produce human insulin in the
laboratory.
 HUMAN INSULIN
• Diabetics are unable to produce satisfactory amounts of insulin,
which facilitates the processing of sugars from food into energy
that the body can use. In the past, diabetics needed to take
insulin purified from pigs and cows to fulfill their insulin
requirement. However, non-human insulin causes allergic
reactions in many diabetics. Recombinant DNA technology
provided a way for scientists to produce human insulin in the
laboratory.
- The gene for human insulin is isolated from human
cells and inserted into plasmids. These plasmids are
then introduced into bacterial cells, which
manufacture the insulin protein based on the human
code. The purified product is identical in nature to
human insulin and does not cause any allergies.
FOOD
 FOOD
• Recombinant DNA technology has major uses which
made the manufacturing of novel enzymes possible
which are suitable in conditions for specified food-
processing.

• Recombinant DNA has a role in food production for a

number of plant and animal products. For crops,
recombinant DNA has been used to create increased
resistance to viruses/pests, more resilience in the
face of harsh environmental conditions and added
convenience for packaging and shipping.
FOOD
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENT
 the soil, serve as an insecticide, or relieve
pollution
ENVIRONMENT
Applications of recombinant
DNA technology are
discussed as a backdrop for
evaluation of the
environmental impacts of this
technology. Some of
applications include using
traditional biological
techniques for specific
purposes, including nitrogen
fixation, microbial pesticides,
 ENVIRONMENT
Recombinant DNA and biotechnology can
Applications of recombinant be used to form proteins not normally
DNA technology are produced in a cell. In addition, bacteria that
discussed as a backdrop for carry recombinant DNA can be released into
the environment to increase the fertility of
evaluation of the
the soil, serve as an insecticide, or relieve
environmental impacts of this pollution
technology. Some of
applications include using
traditional biological
techniques for specific
purposes, including nitrogen
fixation, microbial pesticides,
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pollution

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 APPLICATIONS OF RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY

TRANSGENIC ANIMALS NUCLEIC ACIDS TRANSGENIC PLANTS RECOMBINANT MICROBES

• Gene Therapy • Stress Tolerant Plants •
• Improved Farm Animals Industrial Enzymes
• Targeted • Improved Productivity •
• Pharming Vaccines
• Diagnostic Probes • Therapeutic Proteins •
• Disease Models Therapeutic Proteins
• Vaccine • Small Molecules •
• Biopolymer Biopolymers
• Anti Sense • Vaccines •
• Xenografting Bioremediation
 APPLICATIONS OF RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY

TRANSGENIC ANIMALS NUCLEIC ACIDS TRANSGENIC PLANTS RECOMBINANT MICROBES

• Gene Therapy • Stress Tolerant Plants •
• Improved Farm Animals Industrial Enzymes
• Targeted • Improved Productivity •
• Pharming Vaccines
• Diagnostic Probes • Therapeutic Proteins •
• Disease Models Therapeutic Proteins
• Vaccine • Small Molecules •
• Biopolymer Biopolymers
• Anti Sense • Vaccines •
• Xenografting Bioremediation
 APPLICATIONS OF RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY

TRANSGENIC ANIMALS NUCLEIC ACIDS TRANSGENIC PLANTS RECOMBINANT MICROBES

• Gene Therapy • Stress Tolerant Plants •
• Improved Farm Animals Industrial Enzymes
• Targeted • Improved Productivity •
• Pharming Vaccines
• Diagnostic Probes • Therapeutic Proteins •
• Disease Models Therapeutic Proteins
• Vaccine • Small Molecules •
• Biopolymer Biopolymers
• Anti Sense • Vaccines •
• Xenografting Bioremediation
 APPLICATIONS OF RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY

TRANSGENIC ANIMALS NUCLEIC ACIDS TRANSGENIC PLANTS RECOMBINANT MICROBES

• Gene Therapy • Stress Tolerant Plants •
• Improved Farm Animals Industrial Enzymes
• Targeted • Improved Productivity •
• Pharming Vaccines
• Diagnostic Probes • Therapeutic Proteins •
• Disease Models Therapeutic Proteins
• Vaccine • Small Molecules •
• Biopolymer Biopolymers
• Anti Sense • Vaccines •
• Xenografting Bioremediation
 APPLICATIONS OF RECOMBINANT
DNA TECHNOLOGY

TRANSGENIC ANIMALS NUCLEIC ACIDS TRANSGENIC PLANTS RECOMBINANT MICROBES

• Gene Therapy • Stress Tolerant Plants •
• Improved Farm Animals Industrial Enzymes
• Targeted • Improved Productivity •
• Pharming Vaccines
• Diagnostic Probes • Therapeutic Proteins •
• Disease Models Therapeutic Proteins
• Vaccine • Small Molecules •
• Biopolymer Biopolymers
• Anti Sense • Vaccines •
• Xenografting Bioremediation
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Making Gene Products

Using Genetic Engineering
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Uses in Basic Research

Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Medical Uses – Diagnosis Of Disease

 Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Making Vaccines/Antibiotics and other

Pharmaceutical Products
 Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Agricultural uses such as making transgenic

plants
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Forensic uses of DNA such as

DNA fingerprinting
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?

Biodegradation
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?
Recombinant DNA technology
is an extremely important
research tool in biology. It
allows scientists to manipulate
DNA fragments in order to
study them in the lab. It
involves using a variety of
laboratory methods to put a
piece of DNA into a bacterial or
yeast cell.

Why use Recombinant DNA

Technology?
Recombinant DNA technology
is an extremely important
research tool in biology. It
allows scientists to manipulate
DNA fragments in order to
study them in the lab. It
involves using a variety of
laboratory methods to put a
piece of DNA into a bacterial or
yeast cell.
Why use Recombinant DNA
Technology?
The technology is
important because it
enables the creation of
multiple copies of genes
and the insertion of foreign
genes into other organisms
to give them new traits,
such as antibiotic resistance
or a new colour.
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