STEM, CLONING AND RECOMBINANT RESEARCH

WHAT ARE STEM CELLS?

• Stem cells are immature cells
• But they have the potential to grow into many different cell types

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF STEM CELLS?

• To help researchers conclude how the body develops

HOW IS IT BEING USED?

• treatment of some cancer types
• to teach us more about how birth defects occur

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

• Embryos
• Adult tissue

CLONING

WHAT IS CLONING?

• exact genetic copies Every single bit of their DNA is identical

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF CLONING?

• Cloning for medical purposes can help a lot of people
• To clone animals for more meat and dairy products

HOW IS IT BEING USED?

• genetically modify plants and animals
• medical purposes

EXAMPLES

• Noto and Kaga (Cows)
• Cumulina the Mouse
• Mira the goat

RECOMBINANT RESEARCH

WHAT IS RECOMBINATION?

• The rearrangement of genetic material
• By crossing over chromosomes
• Or by joining segments of DNA

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IT?

• create chromosomes that are a new combination of material
• (Maternal and Paternal)

HOW IS IT BEING USED?

• To correct genetic defects

EXAMPLES

• Molecular cloning