Biotechnology Project
Published on Feb 07, 2016
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ABIOTIC STRESS RESISTANCE
IN PLANT LIFE
DEFINITION
- Biotechnology-the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc.
- Abiotic Stress Resistance Biotechnology- I define it as manipulating the genome(s) of plant species to resist abiotic factors such as drought, freezing, high salinity, etc. to quantify output of products such as glucose and Oxygen and to enable survival in these conditions.
A DESCRIPTION
- This type of biotechnology is about creating plants that can tolerate and even thrive in high stress environments such as extreme cold, heat, salinity, even in drought.
- There have been experiments on plants to determine factors that will increase their chance of survival in these conditions.
- Ways to genetically modify these plants would be to use these methods: expressed sequence tag (EST) profiling, microarray, Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes (TILLING), and next generation sequencing (NGS)
RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTS
- Research has indicated that genetically altered corn can thrive in drought conditions, and it is in it's fourth trial year in California. It is expected to be on the market within 4-5 years.
RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTS
- There has also been research on wild plants that can live through drought and in deserts, in which scientists have come to a conclusion that genetically modifying some plant species to have thicker "skin" and have their stomata adapt to the dryness would be beneficial.
- They have also tested the stress response that helps maintain homeostasis within the plant, and limiting the response could have a good impact on abiotic stress stimuli (meaning they could withstand abiotic stress better).
RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTS
- It has also been found that putting a plant in salt during germination can help it adapt to the soil, or even gradually adding salt to your grown plant can help it adapt.
- It has also been found that the intactness of the plant cuticle can help the plant survive and even withstand freezing temperatures.
CONCERNS
- Of course, there are some concerns on genetically modifying plant life. One of the main questions is "will it become an invasive species?" Simply, we cannot really know until we try it. And when we do, we would easily be able to stop it.
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HOW IT USED MY BIOTECHNOLOGY
- This article use my biotechnology because the actual biotechnology is being able to genetically alter plants.
- Instead of it being increased crop production, it was just modifying them to better handle abiotic stress.
IN CONCLUSION
- In conclusion, genetically modifying plants could be one of the best bio technologies around. And when we finally see these plants working and surviving these conditions, I'm sure it will create a better world and generate more food to help third world countries and feed our fast-growing population.
- Hope you liked this presentation!
