BIO 12 UNIT 1: STUDY NOTES

The Uses of Recombinant DNA

3 Uses for Recombinant DNA:

1. Agricultural uses such as creating disease or climate resistant crops (genetically modified foods)
2. Develop and produce products such as human hormones (i.e. insulin for diabetics)
3. Gene Therapy (diagnose and treat and research for genetic disorders and diseases)\

• Here is a video highlighting some of the major uses of this technology:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpmNfv1jKuA