Btec 110 Biotechnology and Society Lesson-1 PDF

Btec 110 Biotechnology and Society Pre-requisite: None Credit: 3 units Instructor: Trishia Jade C. Acilo What is Technology?  Btec 110 Biotechnology and Society Pre-requisite: None Credit: 3 units Instructor: Trishia Jade C. Acilo  The D...

Btec 110 Biotechnology and Society Pre-requisite: None Credit: 3 units Instructor: Trishia Jade C. Acilo What is Technology?  Btec 110 Biotechnology and Society Pre-requisite: None Credit: 3 units Instructor: Trishia Jade C. Acilo  The Definition of Technology presents some problems for the notion of biotechnology Biotechnology Distinguishing something made by humans. New things that are not already present in the world Things already present in nature; the elements should include “natural” stuff  Five Themes of Biotechnology 1. Biotechnology is not new 2. Plasticity 3. Promise 4. Beyond Controversy 5. Risk  Five Themes of Biotechnology 1. Biotechnology is not new Biotech is not limited to DNA manipulation and stem cells that makes it known today. Biotechnology has ancient roots, with early practices such as fermentation of beer and wine, bread-making with yeast, and cheese production using bacterial cultures.  Five Themes of Biotechnology 2. Plasticity Any living being can be regarded as a raw material, as something plastic, Something that may be shaped and altered. “How much could life be changed and still remain life?”  Five Themes of Biotechnology 3. Promise The Science and Technology of the Future!!! A breakthrough that is just about to be made, and always gears towards the future. The Science of “never quite there”  Five Themes of Biotechnology 4. Beyond Controversy Biotechnology highly concerns a set of high- profile controversies GMO Privacy of Genetic Involved in health care information Stem-cell research bioterrorism “should we or shouldn’t we”  Five Themes of Biotechnology 5. Risk Biotechnology offers not just breakthroughs and great hopes, but also has the potential for great harms. Human health Long term effect to society Economy Danger to Humanity Be Skeptical, critical and simply hostile to any scientific statements Biotech Pictionary 3 words in 2 minutes 3 words= 12 points 2 words= 9 points 1 word= 7 points 0 word= 5 points What is Biotechnology? Biotechnology Distinguishing something made by humans. New things that are not already present in the world Things already present in nature; the elements should include “natural” stuff  What is Biotechnology? The application A biological It is the controlled of scientific phenomenon of use of biological method to copying and agents such as manipulated manufacturing micro-organisms living cells or various kinds of or cellular organisms for useful components for practical use substances beneficial use. Scope of Biotechnology  Different Areas of Biotechnology Utilizes aquatic Utilizes organisms and Involves organisms to Utilizes Plants to their biological industrial improve genetically alter processes for processes such healthcare and and improve to applications in as production of help the body to produce a more industries such new chemicals fight diseases. environmentally as in medicine, or the friendly farming agriculture, and development of Utilized in the solutions environmental new fuels for field of Medicine management vehicles  Types of Biotechnology Gene Non-Gene biotechnology Biotechnology Deals with genes, Works with whole the transfer of cells, tissues, genes from one machines and/or organism to even individual another and organisms genetic engineering  Types of Biotechnology Gene Non-Gene biotechnology Biotechnology Biopesticides Genetically Modified Organisms Recombinant DNA Technology Tissue culture Stem Cell Therapy CRISPR-Cas-9 Bioplastics Vaccines Transgenics