BIOTECH C.P.
DIRECTED READING – SECTION 1.1
1. Name three things that humans have been manipulating animals for.
2. What have humans done to watermelon to benefit our needs?
3. Besides whole organisms, what else have scientists learn to manipulate?
4. Define biotechnology:
5. What does DNA stand for?
6. What does PCR stand for?
7. The fact that there are over 100 breeds of dogs is a result of what process?
8. TRUE OR FALSE: the term “biotechnology” has been around for half a century?
9. What do proteases do?
10. What is the enzyme IndiAge® used for?
11. Drugs that are developed for medical use are called ______.
12. In the biotechnology work force, what do universities and government agencies tend to focus on?
13. a) What is lovastatin? b) Where does it come from? c) What is it used for?
14. R & D stands for ______& ______.
15. What are the four main categories that most biotechnology companies fall into based on the products they make and sell?
16. TRUE OR FALSE: all biotechnological work is done strictly for profit.
17. What organism has Dr. Carol Chihara been working with to study similarities in human development?
18. Today, many viruses and viral therapies are being studied at this facility: ______. It is located on the campus of this institution: ______.
19. List the seven steps to the scientific method found in Figure 1.9.
20. NIH stands for ______.
21. CDC stands for ______.
22. The previous two laboratories are conducting research to look for treatments for major diseases. List three of them:
23. The process of identifying a person’s unique DNA code is called ______.
24. Due to techniques using DNA, the whooping crane population has risen from an estimated _____ birds to nearly _____ over a five year period.
25. List three items that are considered “black market” items that DNA fingerprinting has used to identify.
26. What organism has the red panda of China been determined to be more closely related to instead of the black & white panda?
27. List eight nonscientific positions that many biotech companies employ people for in the workforce:
28. By the end of 2006, nearly how many biotechnology companies existed?
29. Match each statement to its major domain of biotechnology:
A) Agricultural BiotechnologyB) Diagnostic Research Biotechnology
C) Industrial & Environmental BiotechnologyD) Medical/Pharmaceutical Biotechnolgy
a. vaccine & gene therapyb. DNA & protein synthesis
c. nanotechnologyd. biopolymers
e. bioterrorismf. horticultural products
g. production of plant fibersh. RNAi, siRNA, miRNA
i. fermented foods & beveragesj. designer drugs & antibodies
30. What is Philip Huang’s responsibility at the biotechnology company that he works for?