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The Good, the bad and the ugly of Genetic Engineering • Genetic engineering –Scientists change the DNA code of an organism in order to: •Make transgenic organisms •Clone an organism Transgenic Organisms • Organisms which have a gene from another organism in their DNA Practical applications • Plants with “insecticide” genes Practical applications • Cows with extra copies of growth hormones Practical applications • Bacteria that make human insulin protein for diabetics Practical applications? • Cool Glow-in-the-dark Mice!! How? • Jelly Fish have a protein called GFP (Green fluorescent protein) • Gives them that “glow” How? • So… They must have a gene (DNA) that has the info to make GFP GFP Gene (DNA) Transcription mRNA transcribed from GFP Gene Translation GFP Protein = glowing jelly fish How? • What makes us different is What genes we have not how we make the proteins!!! • So all you need to do is give an organism a new gene and it will be able to make the protein! How? Jelly fish nucleus with GFP gene Remove GFP gene Mouse nucleus without GFP gene Add GFP gene Glowing Mice GFP protein made Mouse nucleus with GFP gene Insulin made by bacteria • Diabetes: dysfunctional Insulin gene; no or low amounts of insulin protein made –Means we can’t regulate blood sugar levels – we can force bacteria to make insulin for us Insulin made by bacteria • Same process: Tell me how! 1.Find healthy insulin gene in human 2.Cut it out and insert it in bacteria 3.Bacteria then MAKE human insulin even though they have no use for it! 4.We extract the insulin from bacteria and use it in injections Cloning • Creating an organism that is genetically identical to its only parent. Cloning • Mammals usually mix info from two parents • In cloning all the chromosomes of the baby come from 1 parent. Sheep 1 Take 1 body cell (udder) Sheep 2 Take 1 egg cell Extract Nucleus Remove nucleus Inject nucleus into Egg Zap to stimulate cell division Implant egg into surrogate sheep (sheep 3) Wait for Dolly to be born Which sheep is Dolly identical to?? Why? Which sheep have to be female? Snuppy: cloned Afghan Hound Genetic Testing Checking a fetus to determine if the baby has any disease. - Cystic fibrosis - Tay Sach’s Disease - Down Syndrome Genetic Testing • Done BEFORE birth • Can detect two kinds of mutations –Chromosomal: easily visible, major mutations –Gene mutations: checking for mutated gene; must know what you are looking for! Amniocentesis Amniocentesis Extracting amniotic fluid from womb Contains cells from fetus DNA or protein can be isolated and examined Can check for: 1.Mutations in certain genes (must be looking for something specific) 2.Chromosome abnormalities 3.Abnormal protein levels DNA finger printing • Used to compare two people’s DNA • Used in paternity cases • Used for crime scene analysis DNA finger printing DNA finger printing • Based on the idea that EVERYONE’s DNA is unique, like a fingerprint • BUT related individuals will have more similarities How to do a DNA fingerprint • Get a sample of DNA and digest it with restriction enzymes – restriction enzymes cut DNA at specific sequences. –For example: EcoRI cuts DNA every time it sees the sequence GAATTC How to do a DNA fingerprint • If everyone’s DNA is unique, the enzyme will cut each persons DNA differently • Example: • TCATGAATTCATTGCCGAATTCCGTGAATCCAGAATTCGGACTA • TCATGAAGTCATTGCCGAATTCCGTGAATCCAGACTTCGGACTA How to do a DNA fingerprint • Run cut up DNA on through electrophoresis • Click here for animation How to do a DNA fingerprint • Small pieces travel fast and move further down the gel slab. • Large pieces move slower and stay closer to the injection point.