Applications of DNA
Technology
Recombinant bacterium
 DNA
made from pieces of other
organisms
How does this benefit our economy?
Breaks down pollutants
herbicide that killed plants-put a
resistant herbicide gene in to allow
them to live.
How does recombinant bacteria
help with medicine?
human growth hormone
insulin
How does it help with agriculture?
Strawberry-won’t freeze
 Something
that is said to be a
transgenic living organism means
they are carrying foreign genes.