Engineering and the Advancement of Human Welfare 10 Outstanding Achievements 1964-1989 (1989) / Chapter Skim
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The production of human insulin, the first commercial product of genetic engineer ing, is a good example. It was developed in the United States and appeared commercial ly under the trade name Humulin, first in the T O F ~ U M ~ N W E ~ FA ~ E
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The G E N E T ~ C ~ ~ LY E N G ~ N E E R E D P R O D ~ C T S ~ 1 l Ill A spiraling chain of DNA, the genetic blueprint of life, shimmers in this computergenerated molecular model. Certain DNA segments malce up the genes that produce insulin, human growth hormones and other important so stances.
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Biological synthesis, on the other hand, usually takes place at room temperature under normal pressure and produces biodegradable waste. In the meantime, people have already begun to investigate the use of genetically altered microbes to clean up toxic waste, degrade pesticides, or to turn organic waste t material into useful products.
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When all light up together, they signal the location of an identical sequence in the data stream. Using I this recognition system, the computer can search the DNA data bank for similar patterns thousands of times faster than existing computers.
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