Applications of

Biotechnology
in Health
 Biotechnology in Health
Biotechnology is the use of artificial methods to modify
the genetic material of living organisms or cells to produce
novel compounds or to perform new functions.
• The primary applications of biotechnology in medicine
are the production of vaccines and antibiotics.
• One of biotechnology’s breakthrough was the accidental
but successful discovery of penicillin in 1928 by
Alexander Fleming. By the end of World War II,
penicillin was nicknamed “the wonder drug” and had
saved many lives.
• In the year 2020, a new Biogen Alzheimer’s disease drug
was developed, named “Aducanumab” which was
sufficiently safe and effective in treating patients with
cognitive impairment due to mild to severe Alzheimer’s
disease.
 Red Biotechnology
and Medicine
• Red biotechnology is a process which utilizes
organisms to improve health care and help the
body to fight diseases. It is a branch of modern
biotechnology which is utilized in the field of
medicine.
• Medicine is the field of health and healing that
includes nurses, doctors, and various specialists.
It covers diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
disease, medical research, and many other
aspects of health. Medicine aims to promote and
maintain health and well-being.
• Pathology is a branch of medical science
primarily concerning the cause, origin, and
nature of the disease. It involves the examination
of tissues, organs, bodily fluids, and autopsies in
order to study and diagnose disease.
THE DIFFERENT
APPLICATIONS
OF
BIOTECHNOLOG
Y IN HEALTH
 Involves taking DNA or RNA, the unique genetic code
Molecular found in our cells and analyzing the sequences for red flags
Diagnostics that can pinpoint the potential emergence of a specific
disease.
Recombinant
Vaccines
• Involves inserting the DNA
encoding an antigen that
stimulates an immune response
into bacterial or mammalian
cells, expressing the antigen in
these cells, and then purifying
it from them.
Bioremediation

• naturally occurring or
deliberately introduced
microorganisms or other forms
of life to consume and break
down environmental
pollutants, in order to clean up
a polluted site.
 BIOINFORMATICS
The science of collecting and analyzing complex biological data such as genetic codes.
Sequencing Pathogen Genomes

• Together with
Bioinformatics, this can
rapidly accelerate the
process of medicinal drug
discovery and are important
tools in fight against
infectious diseases.
Enriched • With genetic modification, it became possible to introduce new
Genetically genes and new traits into crops that developed more rapidly and
Modified more precisely than traditional breeding and also enable the
Crops
introduction of new genes from different species producing crops
fortified with nutritional values vital for good health.
 Used to treat many non-
communicable
diseases, and the
recombinant
technology makes it
possible to insert a gene
or genes for the
Recombinant therapeutic protein into
a suitable organism.
Therapeutic Proteins
 • Is a scaffold-less tissue engineering (TE) technique that can be considered
Tissue cell-only or tissue inducing depending on cellular or tissue level
applications. Tissue nanotransfection works by injecting genetic code into
Nanotransfection skin cells, which turns those skin cells into the other types of cells required
for treating diseases.
• CRISPR technology or
CRISPR-Cas9 utilizes a
protein called Cas9, which
acts like a pair of molecular
scissors and can cut DNA.
Specialized in stretches of
DNA and are used in
medical biotechnology as a
tool to edit genomes.
Stem Cell Research

• Stem cells can keep dividing infinitely

and have the capacity to differentiate
into different types of body cells
during the early development of an
organism. With the help of stem cell
research, it might be possible to grow
these stem cells in vitro, in a lab
setting, and then implanted them back
into the affected individual’s body.
Gene Therapy

• It is designed to introduce
genetic material into cells
to compensate for
abnormal genes or to
make a beneficial protein.
 Human
Genome
Project
It is the complete mapping
and understanding of all the
genes of human beings.
Targeted
Cancer
Therapies
• These are drugs that
work either by
interfering with the
function of specific
molecules or by only
targeting known
cancerous cells, in order
to minimize damage to
healthy cells.
 3D Visualization and
Augmented Reality for
Surgery
• Biotechnology has now made it possible for
doctors to view an entire 3D image of the
inside of a patient’s body through the use of
MRI and CT scans. Augmented reality
would allow pertinent information to be
displayed directly overlaid over the relevant
body parts.
 3D Printed
Organs
• New advances in bionic technology
and 3D printing have taken it even
further. It has made it possible to
artificially construct internal organs
like the heart, kidney, and liver.
1. It is used to diagnose infectious disease by detecting the presence or absence of pathogen-associated molecules (nucleic
acids or protein) in a patient’s blood or tissues. Molecular Diagnostics
2. These are proteins that fast-acting and potent medicines and have proved very successful in the treatment of a wide range of
Therapeutic Proteins
indications.
Stem Cell
3. It is a treatment executed to replace lost or damaged cells that our bodies cannot replace naturally.
Edward Jenner
4. He is the pioneer of the concept of vaccines.
Alzheimer’s Disease
5. It is a disease that destroys nerve connections in the brain causing gradual permanent memory loss.
Red Biotechnology
6. It is a branch of modern biotechnology that is utilized in the field of medicine. Pathology
7. It is the branch of medical science primarily concerning the cause, origin, and nature of disease called as ___________.
8. It is the computer hardware and software that is used to store, retrieve and analyze large quantities of biological data used in
Bioinformatics
genetic engineering.
9. It used to be3D Visualization
precisely projected Surgery
so that the surgeon can make small, targeted incisions to minimize bodily trauma to the
patient.
Ferritincrop
10. It is a product of a genetically modified Ricethat offers an inexpensive and sustainable solution to mitigate iron deficiency
using Oryza sativa.