The Future of Health care and Gene modification is here!!
The artificial manipulation, modification, and recombination of DNA or other nucleic acid
molecules in order to modify an organism or population of organisms. The term genetic engineering
is generally used to refer to methods of recombinant DNA technology, which
emerged from basic research in microbial genetics.
The techniques employed in genetic
engineering has led to the production of medically important products, including
human insulin, human growth hormone, and hepatitis B vaccine, as well as to the development
of genetically modified organisms such as disease-resistant plants.
It will be a new revolution in the health industry, new cures and personalized medicine
will be available. It will play a major role in treating cancer. It will be able to save
BILLIONS of people from various diseases and can reduce ageing drastically.
Gene therapy is a promising field that uses genetic engineering techniques to
introduce or modify genes in a person's cells. It holds potential for treating
genetic disorders by replacing or correcting faulty genes.
Nearly 40 percent of the diseases in the study (225 of 560)
had a genetic component, while 25 percent (138) were driven at least in part by
factors stemming from sharing the same household, social influences, and the like.
Cognitive disorders demonstrated the greatest degree of
heritability — four out of five diseases showed a genetic
component — while connective tissue diseases had the
lowest degree of genetic influence.
We will be possible in the future to cure all genetic diseases in the future due to
the advancements in this field.
A laboratory method that is used to determine the entire genetic makeup of a specific
organism or cell type. This method can be used to find changes in areas of the genome.
These changes may help scientists understand how specific diseases, such as cancer, form.
It's price has been steadily decreasing for the past few decades. It used to take a
1,000,000$ and 3 years to sequence the genome of an organism during the 2000s but
now, new technology enable us to sequence the genome of an organism in less than 600$ and 2 weeks.
The CRISPR-Cas9 system has generated a lot of excitement in the scientific community
because it is faster, cheaper, more accurate, and more efficient than other genome
editing methods
Its a new technology that enables gene editing to be available in a really cheaper price
compared to the traditional methods
If you know you have a genetic disorder, you might be able to get suitable treatment, or act in a way that will reduce the chance of the disease developing.
Effective preventive treatment could reduce costs to health services. We will also be able to provide personalized medicines depending on the patients
Even if there is no treatment, accessing information about your future health can help you make decisions about your future, including whether or not to have children.
If your genetic data became available to third parties, such as insurance providers, they might offer you a reduced level of service as a result. This can affect the services provided.
The cost of genetic testing could take resources away from other parts of the NHS(National Health Service).
Being told that you or a family member is at risk of a genetic disorder can affect relationships and cause anxiety. This will affect the relationship between the family members
Genetically modified plants and animals are available in the market today. Which make them bigger and more nutritious, for example tomatoes previously were the size of cherry but thanks to selective breeding and genetic advancement we have tomatoes, the size of a coconut.
But it has been a huge controversy whether its is just as healthy as the normal once, but it is scientifically proven that is not any less nutritious in fact it might just be more nutritious.
GenBank is the NIH genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences
The GenBank database is designed to provide and encourage access within the scientific community to the most up-to-date and comprehensive DNA sequence information. Therefore, NCBI places no restrictions on the use or distribution of the GenBank data.
The largest gene bank of its kind in the world. Situated on the foot of Guanyin Mountain in Dapeng New District, Shenzhen
The site is also home to a cancer database with more than 3,000 samples.
An organism's genes are essentially its blueprints, painstakingly detailed strands of DNA in every living cell. By properly freezing this genetic material, we can preserve the blueprints for ages to come.
Help us make a difference, you can be an active part of the development towards genetic engineering.Genetics is the future of upcoming generations, which will provide them an reliable technology to reduce deaths due to several dangerous diseases. We will also be able to cure cancer that will be incurable with te help of traditional methods.
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