BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS

SAJIN SALI
MSC BIOTECHNOLOGY
IIT ROORKEE

Living organisms whose genetic material has been

artificially manipulated in a laboratory through
genetic engineering.

BIOTECHNOLOGY IN AGRICULTURE
Uses/features of GM plants/crops
Tolerance to abiotic stresses (cold, drought, salt,
heat)
Resistance to pests
Increased efficiency of mineral usage
Enhanced nutritional value

AGROBACTERIUM MEDIATED
TRANSFORMATION

MECHANISM OF
ACTION OF BT
TOXIN

RNA INTERFERENCE (RNAi)

GOLDEN RICE

TRANSGENIC ANIMALS
Atransgenic animalis one that carries a foreign
gene that has been deliberately inserted into its
genome.

GLOW-IN-THE DARK CATS

In 2007, South Korean scientists altered a cats DNA

to make it glow in the dark and then took that DNA
and cloned other cats from it creating a set of
fluffy,fluorescent felines.

GENETICALLY
ENGINEERED INSULIN

GENE THERAPY
Gene therapy is the technique of genetic
engineering to replace faulty gene by a normal
healthy functional gene.

BANANA VACCINES
When people eat a bite of agenetically engineered
banana, which is full of virus proteins, their immune
systems build up antibodies to fight the disease
just like a traditional vaccine.

PATENTS
A set of exclusive rights granted by a state (national
government) to an inventors or their assignee for a
limited period of time in exchange for a public
disclosure of an invention.
Patents are supposed to satisfy three criteria of :
novelty, non-obviousness, and utility.

BIOPIRACY
The use of bio-resources by multinational
companies and other organisations without proper
authorisation from the countries and people
concerned without compensatory payment.