EXAMPLES OF TECHNOLOGIES USED IN BIOLOGY

DNA SYNTHESIS DNA synthesis is a technology that enables the de novo generation of genetic sequences that specifically program cells for the expression of a given protein.

BIOPROSPECTING Bioprospecting is the search for previously unrecognized, naturally occurring, biological diversity that may serve as a source of material for use in medicine, agriculture, and industry.

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY Engineers view it primarily as a way to fabricate useful microbes to do what no current technology can do (i.e., they view it as an engineering discipline). Biologists see it as a powerful new way to learn about underlying principles of cellular function.

BIOPHARMING “Biopharming,” also called “molecular pharming,” is the harvest of bioactive molecules from mass-cultured organisms and crops for use as ingredients in industrial products and pharmaceuticals. 

NANOTECHNOLOGY With new tools in hand, scientists could arrange atoms as methodically as masons arrange bricks—and in doing so build materials never made in nature.

AEROSOL TECHNOLOGY Very broadly, aerosol science is an interdisciplinary field focused on the study of the presence and movement of biological particles in the earth’s atmosphere, including the impact of such particles of human populations, agriculture, and animals (including insect control).

GENE THERAPY Gene therapy is an experimental technique that uses “healthy” genes to treat or prevent disease. In most gene therapy studies, a “normal” gene is inserted into the genome to replace an “abnormal,” disease- causing gene. 

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