Explore an intro to genetic engineering with The Amoeba Sisters. This video provides a general definition, introduces some biotechnology tools that can be used in genetic engineering, and discusses some related vocabulary (such as plasmid, vector, transformation, transgenic, and more). CRISPR is also mentioned; expand to see further reading to explore more. To see more Amoeba Sisters biotechnology related videos, visit
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
1:51 Genetic Engineering Defined
2:01 Insulin Production in Bacteria
3:55 Some Vocab
4:20 Vectors & More
5:25 CRISPR
6:40 Genetic Engineering Uses
7:30 Ethics
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Factual References:
Clark, M. A., Douglas, M., & Choi, J. (2018, March 18). 17.1 Biotechnology – Biology 2e | OpenStax. Openstax.org.
Urry, Lisa A, et al. Campbell Biology. 11th ed., New York, Ny, Pearson Education, Inc, 2017.
Zedalis, J., & Eggebrecht, J. (2018, March 8). 17.1 Biotechnology – Biology for APĀ® Courses | OpenStax. Openstax.org.
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FURTHER READING:
Note: our description is limited in characters; we encourage you to keep exploring beyond these recommendations!
*GFP and fluorescence?
*This link has a great bacterial transformation exploration!
*How is genetic engineering (which video focuses on) & gene therapy (which video doesn’t mention) DIFFERENT? — this also talks about using viruses:
*Includes charts of different cells used to produce biopharmaceuticals:
*History of synthesizing growth factor (interesting!)
*Genetically engineered plants and…
**Pollutants in air or soils:
**Climate change mitigation?
*Genetically Engineered Chickens and Avian Influenza Resistance?
*Genetically Engineered Mice:
*More on CRISPR:
**Book recommendation:
“The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race” by Walter Isaacson
ETHICAL ISSUES:
*What is bioethics? (from Michigan State University)
*CRISPR and Gene Editing Ethical Issues:
*Agriculture:
*Animals:
GENETIC ENGINEERING AS A CAREER:
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics puts genetic engineering in the category of bioengineers:
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one question i am a 12 th grade student and i love biology i want to study phd in tissue engineering
anyways i wanted to write a resech paper and
this is the summary i just wanted to know if this can be a right idea
This research investigates how protein denaturation hinders tissue engineering by destabilizing structural proteins and growth factors, leading to inflammation and regenerative failure. While extremophiles like thermophiles produce stable proteins, balancing flexibility and function remains a challenge. An innovative approach proposed here is to explore combining the regenerative capacity of placenta-derived cells with the heat-resistant proteins found in Pompeii worms, deep-sea thermophiles known for their extreme resilience. This hybrid model could lead to the development of super-stable, non-denaturing proteins.
if we use pompeii cell which have flexibility and placents cell which has regenerative capbility we could step into the future with non denaturative protein development
So. Why don't they take single cells and edit them to match multicullular animals and watch it grow… Or turn an ape into a human. They know the genetics and how to alter them so. Why not try that. They make a newborn baby a lab rat with gene editing but not an ape to see if they can even make a human like they claim happened in the past naturally…
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Does the location of the cutting/adding of new dna matter to the plasmid? Is it less important because bacteria are relatively simple? Would it matter more if a mouse was receiving the new dna instead?
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Genetic engineering plays vital role in medicine, agriculture and industry advancement so your information very relevant and effective to understand
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Summary: We can make some cells knit some cells together. This helps with important stuff like our food and curing diseases.
I believe most people with T1D have the situation where their pancreas completely stop producing insulin.
It's Type 2 Diabetes, that don't produce enough.
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one of the links you provided on further reading for bioethics is invalid
https://www.genome.gov/about-genomics/policy-issues/Genome-Editing/ethical-concerns
here is the correct version
what was wrong with it? there was a space between the words "ethical" and "concerns" instead of a dash "-"
MRNA acts as a template strand for reverse transcriptase to catalyse the polymerisation of a complementary DNA strand (CDNA). DNA probes are small sections of DNA that bind to the gene of interest, allowing scientists to identify it. Restriction enzymes cut DNA at restriction sites (located either site of the gene of interest) forming sticky ends . This allows the gene of interest to be isolated. The same restriction enzymes cut restriction sites of a plasmid forming complementary sticky ends. Gene of interest is inserted into plasmid, ligase causes a phosphodiester bond to form between the complementary sticky ends on the plasmid and gene of interest, joining them together, to form recombinant DNA. MARK OUT OF 10
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Hi. I am a first year medical student and have molecular biology as a subject, and I was wondering, where does restriction enzymes occur? I have heard that they occur in bacteria and other prokaryotic organisms, but if I have mistaken please help me to get the right answer.
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Type 1 diabetes does not produce insulin but type 2 makes a small amount of insulin. This is why type 1 can go into DKA and type 2 does not. Type 2 goes through HHS because they dont utilize the ketone pathway due to the liver constantly attempting to deliver glucose to the cells. Basically the liver is confused because the body still makes insulin. This is why type 2 diabetes can have higher 900db blood sugars for longer time and be more dehydrated before hosiptalization unlike type 1 where their blood sugar will be more like 600 db with massive ketone elevation at a faster rate. The treatment is the same due to electrolyte and ion shifts. Basically watch and replace potassium PRN, give fluids and iv insulin. Obviously this is an over simplified statement.
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Genitive engineering is definitely one of those sciences that I think needs to have an eye kept on it. Use it for insulin or some medical conditions, not on people. This is coming from someone with a genetic disease. I would rather be the way I am now, then chosen to be what I could of been by others. Because even though the epilepsy is horrible Iād rather treat it than have lived my whole life without it. If I never had it I would probably be a pretty different person. I cant drive and my memory is shit, but thatās shaped many things about me. Iām just me.
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