OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
BIOTECHNOLOGY
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Question
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Which technology below would probably be the most important to a person who had diabetes and had to take insulin every day?
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testing parents for genetic disorders before they have children
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engineering fruits and vegetables that resist insects and other pests
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developing ways to identify criminals through DNA fingerprinting
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using recombinant DNA to produce human hormones from bacteria
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -’Recombinant human insulin’ became available in large amounts by recombinant DNA technology using fermentation in microorganisms (bacteria or yeast). Recombinant insulin has a superior level of purity and consistent quality compared with semisynthetic insulin.
Detailed explanation-2: -Nowadays, recombinant human insulin is mainly produced either in E. coli or Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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