BOTANY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Fertilizing animals in such a way that they have multiple births.
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Growing human proteins, such as insulin, in animals.
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Using animal genes in humans to improve human resistance to disease.
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Using animal organs in human transplants.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Solid organ transplantation has been, by most measures, a phenomenal success. Nonetheless, the field is plagued by extreme shortages of available organs from a very limited number of donors. One potential solution to this organ availability crisis is the use of animals as organ donors for humans (xenotransplantation).
Detailed explanation-2: -Porcine skin has been grafted onto burn patients, and pig neuronal cells have been transplanted into patients with Parkinson disease and Huntington disease. Most recently, organs from genetically modified pigs have been used for xenotransplantation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Diseased human organs, such as the heart, lungs, liver, pancreas and kidneys can be replaced with transplants from human or animal donors.