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viruses are used in gene therapy because they can introduct genes into host cels.Viruses are manipuölated to carry genes that will be introducted to defected cell.Viruses dont carry genes that can brign to illnes or that can kill cells.
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∙ 14y agoIn the process of engineering, the final step is one in which the newly engineered genetic material must be inserted into the cells or embryos or organisms.
Viruses are useful tools in performing this step as genes may be spliced into a vector, which is a gene carrier made of a virus or bacteria that is capable of entering cells.
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∙ 13y agoTheir ability to enter cells.
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How is biotechnology used in microbiology?
Biotechnology is used to remove a gene from one species and insert that gene into another species, to remove a gene from a species, modify it, and reinsert it into the same species, to make hormones for animals, to make insulin, etc.
What is the gene pool of a species?
Genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is either encoded in DNA or for many viruses, in RNA.
What does HLA stand for in HLA gene family?
HLA in the HLA gene family stands for Human Leukocyte Antigen. The genes are responsible for producing antigens in the body to fight viruses and bacteria.
What types of microscopes could be used to study viruses?
Electron Microscopes are used to study viruses.
What 'tools' are used in gene therapy?
Viral vectors are the tools used in gene therapy.
What problems occur while treating a disease with a gene theropy?
there are a number of problems for gettint treated by gene theropy such asimmune responceviral spreadreversion of the virus to its formpossibility of inducing a tumor
How is biotechnology used in microbiology?
Biotechnology is used to remove a gene from one species and insert that gene into another species, to remove a gene from a species, modify it, and reinsert it into the same species, to make hormones for animals, to make insulin, etc.
What is viruses used for?
viruses are used in r-DNA technology in process called bacteriophage.. here viruses are induced with gene of our interest and its multiplied by means of bacteria.. this process is called bacteriophage and here bacteria lyses..
Scientists hope to be able to use viruses for gene therapy because viruses can what?
podem mutar
How are viruses benificial for humans?
One use for viruses as of late has been gene therapy. Certain retroviruses can be used to splice in engineered genes into patients in the hope of treating genetic disorders.
What uses viruses to help people with genetic disorders?
Gene therapy is designed to introduce genetic material into cells to compensate for abnormal genes, or to make a beneficial protein. If a mutated gene causes a necessary protein to be faulty or missing, gene therapy may be able to introduce a normal copy of the gene, restoring the function of the protein. Viruses are used in gene therapy as vectors that are genetically engineered to deliver the new copy of the gene by infecting the cell.
How do i lose an addiction?
Theropy
What can cause a mutated gene?
# UV light # carcinogenics # heat # viruses
How do you spell theropy?
You are close. It is actually therapy.
Are viruses used in gene therapy to insert DNA into target cells of patient?
Sometimes. Another method used to insert DNA but that does not involve viruses is to use microscopic gold "shotgun pellets" coated with the desired DNA and propelled into the tissue with a pulse of high pressure air.
What is the use of viruses to help people with genetic disorders?
They can cure inherited genetic diseases by taking the faulty gene out of the person's DNA, and replacing the faulty gene with a healthy gene. This way the person is not only cured from the disease, but any future generations in that person's family won't be affected either, because the faulty gene will have been removed altogether.
What is the gene pool of a species?
Genome is the entirety of an organism's hereditary information. It is either encoded in DNA or for many viruses, in RNA.
