Medical Biotechnology
This biotechnology application is very important in healthcare because it allows for the mass production of safe and more effective medicines. It also prevents undesirable immune responses which are common with medical products from non-human sources.
Gene Therapy
- Gene therapy is a form of therapy that involves inserting one or more corrective genes that have been designed in the laboratory, into the genetic material of a patient’s cells to cure a genetic disease. Some of the main diseases currently being researched in gene therapy studies include: Cystic fibrosis, Sickle cell anemia, Hemophilia, Muscular dystrophy, Cancer.
Pharmacogenomics
- Pharmacogenomics is the study ....
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Prelims Special
- 1 Biotechnology Sector is the New Favorite
- 2 ICT-based Questions are Appearing in all Flavors
- 3 Linking Items of Daily use with General Science
- 4 Defence Technology is Another Constant
- 5 Space Related Questions are here to Stay
- 6 REPORTS & INDICES
- 7 Applications of Space Technology
- 8 Recent Achievements
- 9 ISRO’s Launch Vehicles
- 10 Space Science & Exploration
- 11 Types of Satellites Launched by ISRO
- 12 Microsat R
- 13 Applications of Nuclear Technology
- 14 Installed Nuclear Reactors in India
- 15 Nuclear Technology in India
- 16 Nuclear Energy and Fuel
- 17 Kaiga 1 Nuclear Reactor
- 18 Nanotechnology in Space
- 19 Nanotechnology in Defence
- 20 Nanotechnology in Consumer Products
- 21 Nanotechnology in Environment
- 22 Nanotechnology in Electronics
- 23 Nanotechnology in Medicine
- 24 Nanotechnology in Agriculture
- 25 Nanomaterials
- 26 DNA ORIGAMI
- 27 Major Missiles
- 28 Classification of Indian Missiles
- 29 Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet
- 30 Diseases - Immunology
- 31 Diseases - Zika Virus Outbreak
- 32 Human Nutrition - Lipid
- 33 Human Nutrition - Protein
- 34 Human Nutrition - Carbohydrate
- 35 Human Nutrition - Functions & Types
- 36 Human Nutrition - National Nutrition Mission
- 37 Glands & Hormones - Hormones
- 38 Glands & Hormones - Endocrine System
- 39 Glands & Hormones - Global Athlete
- 40 Genetics - Techniques in Genetics
- 41 Genetics - Common Genetic Diseases
- 42 Genetics - Heredity
- 43 Genetics - DNA
- 44 Genetics - Genes
- 45 Genetics - Gene Editing Applied to Banana Genome
- 46 Human Stem Cells
- 47 World’s First Trial Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPS)
- 48 Bioinformatics
- 49 Industrial Biotechnology
- 50 Environmental Biotechnology
- 51 Agricultural Biotechnology
- 52 Harvesting wild Genes Gives Crops Renewed Resistance to Disease