OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Scientists have been able to cause some bacteria to produce insulin. In which area of science would these scientists most likely work?
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biotechnology
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nuclear engineering
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marine biology
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chemistry
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Insulin is produced using genetic engineering. Scientists cut and paste the human insulin gene into a plasmid, which can be used to transfer the gene into bacteria. The bacteria produce the insulin, which can then be isolated from the bacterial culture and given to patients.
Detailed explanation-2: -Insulin produced by recombinant DNA technology. The gene of interest (ie. Insulin coding gene) is isolated from -cell and inserted in opened plasmid. This recombined plasmid is inserted into suitable host cell (ie E. coli) and now this recombined host cell starts producing insulin hormone.
Detailed explanation-3: -Scientists Report Using Bacteria To Produce the Gene for Insulin.
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