Genetic Engineering / Biotechnology - Per.8 by Eileen Meisler https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6 Application Pic and Description (Note: No repeats!) en-us 2020-03-05 14:07:53 UTC 2025-12-03 00:04:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Transgenic Pigs - Alyssa Mares https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/456588809 Transgenic pigs look like normal pigs, but their organs can be used to replace human organs that have failed or don't work right. A pig organ is similar in size to human organs so all that needs to be modified are the genes. The pigs become transgenic though a process called microinjection. Microinjection is when the new DNA is inserted into the pig which makes the organs able to be transplanted into humans.  ]]> 2020-03-08 23:32:38 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/456588809 Blue Strawberry https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457046803 Gavin George 
Blue Strawberrys have antifreeze science things that makes them blue and its from fish blood]]> 2020-03-09 17:34:29 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457046803 Genetically modified Tomatoes- Marlena McCree https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457047504 A genetically modified tomato, or transgenic tomato, is a tomato that has had its genes modified, using genetic engineering. Wild tomatoes are small, green and largely unappetizing, but after centuries of breeding there are now thousands of varieties grown world wide. ]]> 2020-03-09 17:35:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457047504 Onions that don't make you cry- Gabe Scott https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457049803
  • Onions that do not make you cry
    • In 2008, a New Zealand research team lead by Colin Eady produced an onion that does not make you cry while cutting it. Interestingly, the insertion of a single gene that down-regulates the activity of the onion enzyme that makes your eyes water has managed to achieve two things: firstly, onions no longer make your eyes water, and secondly, they now have even more health beneficial sulfur-containing substances than regular onions.


    ]]>     2020-03-09 17:38:08 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457049803     Keilynn Mazur - Glofish https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457050839 For quite a while, scientists have studied bioluminescence in nature and have gradually adapted fluorescent genes as biomarkers for many other things. Glofish are one of these. Scientists have taken the fluorescent genes from things such as sea anemones, making them bioluminescent. Now they are roughly 10% of an aquariums population, and can also make good pets.]]> 2020-03-09 17:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457050839 Alexis Meggitt- Faster growing trees https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457051233 Faster-growing trees - Demand for wood can be met by trees that grow faster than average. Genetic engineering has produced trees that grow more quickly and strongly, and create better wood than trees that are not genetically modified]]> 2020-03-09 17:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457051233 0kkkkn https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457051828 2020-03-09 17:40:36 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457051828 Fast-growing salmon-Avery Joseph https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457052124 Genetically engineered Atlantic salmon has an added growth hormone from a Chinook salmon that allows the fish to produce growth hormones year-round. Scientists were able to keep the hormone active by using a gene from an eel-like fish called an ocean pout, which acts as an "on switch" for the hormone.


    ]]>     2020-03-09 17:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457052124     medical biotechnology - gabbi porter https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457053148 Novel methodologies, including polymerase chain reaction , gene sequencing, fluorescence in situ hybridization, micro-arrays, cell culture, gene silencing using interference RNA, and genome editing, have significantly contributed towards improving health science, such as the sequencing of the human genome, use of stem cells for regenerative medicine , tissue engineering, development of antibiotics, and the generation of monoclonal antibodies for therapy.]]> 2020-03-09 17:42:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457053148 Carrots that help prevent osteoporosis 22jburnette https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457053427 In 2004, an American research team transferred a CAX1 gene from the mouse‑ear cress into carrots so that they contained larger amounts of organically bound calcium. In 2008, they performed a study where such carrots were tested on mice and 30 volunteers, and the results showed that humans absorbed 42% more calcium from the modified carrots than from regular ones. The aim of this test was to help prevent osteoporosis, while the emphasis was on its bio availability in target tissues.]]> 2020-03-09 17:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457053427 The Vicanti mouse- Maddi Ingram https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457054225 In the late 80's an attempt to address the organ shortage was made by Joseph Vicanti, who found a way to create a prosthetic ear and implanted it onto a rat. This was a part of reasearch to better understand how science could "grow" different human body parts.]]> 2020-03-09 17:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457054225 Biotechnology in Sheep- Lysette Auvil https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457056334 Biotechnology has made it so we can create sheep that provide more wool and milk. The milk benefits us because it can eventually be used as treatment for certain sicknesses and it helps with growth hormones, blood clotting, and distribute insulin. ]]> 2020-03-09 17:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457056334 genetically modified apples-Patrick https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457059293 Thanks to a genetic variation, Honeycrisp cells are twice the size of most other apples, resulting in its signature, addictive crunch. it's one of the only apples that has to have its stem clipped so it doesn't puncture the skin of neighboring apples when packed. The FDA for the U.S.A. states that safety plays a key role in evaluation of Honeycrisp to ensures that all food safety issues are resolved prior to all the commercial distribution.]]> 2020-03-09 17:50:12 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457059293 William Zimmerman https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457061401 GMO Bananas. The next "super food" may not be an exotic berry or seed-it may the humble banana, thanks to new advancements in genetics that allow farmers to boost fruits' vitamin content.]]> 2020-03-09 17:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/457061401 apples that will never get brown after you cut it-fischer mominee https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/458060286 But the Apple 2.0 will eliminate the need for sliced apple producers to treat the fruit with antioxidants to keep them looking fresh. And that could translate into a cost savings of 30%, according to Neal Carter, president of OSF]]> 2020-03-11 01:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/458060286 Square Watermelon- Sarah Sheppard https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/459375842 2020-03-12 17:27:00 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/459375842 Lemons- Paige Reineck https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/461365000 lemons actually came from limes.  They were originally developed as a two-step hybrid, first between the lime and the citron in India and Pakistan, and the second (lime with pummelo) in the Middle East.  ]]> 2020-03-16 00:35:13 UTC https://padlet.com/emeisler1/9d56hdhbxaw6/wish/461365000