Applications

A major application of biotechnology is its use in understanding and attempting to cure genetic disorders.

In our populations there are four ways of dealing with genetic disorders: - management of a conditions ...possibly with drugs - early detection in pregnancy ... giving parents (difficult) choices - genetic screening ... so carriers can be given appropriate advice on how to proceed with their reproduction descisions - gene therapy ... inserting normal genes into the genome of an individual with a genetic disorder

These are complex strategies and there are many issues associated with the area of patient care and research.

Step through a current example of Gene Therapy here []

Applications to explore:-

General site which covers many applications: []

DNA Profiling []

Stem Cell Research [] []

Transgenisis [] and in NZ []

Xenotransplantation [] [] Dont forget to check out YouTube [] and if you speak Spanish you might like this one too []