2. What are GM‟s?
Organism one that has been altered
through recombinant DNA technology
Involves either the combining of DNA
from different genomes or the insertion
of foreign DNA into a genome
The most common genetically modified
(GM) organisms are crop plants
Microbes are the first organisms to be
genetically modified
3. Other terms that mean the same
thing:
Genetically engineered
Transgenic
Recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology
4. What is not a GMO?
Does not include
◦ Mutants.
◦ Fusion of animal cells unless the product
can form an animal.
◦ Plants formed x protoplast fusion.
◦ Plants formed by embryo rescue or invitro
fertilisation or zygote implantation.
◦ Organisms formed by natural DNA transfer.
5. How does this differ from Mendel
and his peas?
GM vs. Selective breading
Selective breading
Slow
Imprecise
Modification of genes that naturally occur in the organism
Occur between plant/animal of same species(dog dog)
GM
Very fast
Precise
Can introduce genes into an organism that would not
occur naturally
It can occur between different types of species
(Human bacteria)
6. How transgenic organisms work…
Three Main Methods…
DNA Microinjection
◦ A foreign gene is directly injected into a fertilized egg that is put
into a female animal that acts as a surrogate mother for the egg.
Retrovirus-Mediated Gene Transfer
◦ A retrovirus is a virus that attaches to an organism‟s DNA and
changes it to include a new characteristic. Scientists expose
ordinary cells to a retrovirus when they are trying to create
transgenic animals.
Embryonic Stem Cell-Mediated Gene Transfer
◦ Stem cells are blank cells that can turn into any type of cell.
Scientists modify these cells, and then add them to an
embryo, which is a fertilized egg that develops and grows until it
hatches or is born.
7. DNA MICROINJECTION
Most commonly used
method
Only 5% or less of the
treated eggs become
transgenic progeny
Need to check mouse
pups for DNA , RNA and
protein ( by some
specific assay method)
Expression will vary in
transgenic offspring: due
to position effect and copy
number
Figure 1.1
8. Figure 1.2
Less than 5% of the microinjected fertilized eggs become
transgenic progeny
10. Figure 1.4
Genetically engineered
embryonic stem (ES)
cells can be used to
create transgenic
animals
This method allow for
gene targeting via
homologous
recombination.
EMBRYONIC STEM CELL-
MEDIATED GENE TRANSFER
13. THE TWO MOST COMMON TYPES OF
GMO‟S
I. FOODS
Crops are modified to develop resistance to
herbicides and increase their nutrient
content, for example corn and soybeans .
Fruits are modified to make them ripen later.
This help them available fresh in marketplace
during a longer time or for fruits that ripen
after being picked, make it easier to transport
them.
14. THE TWO MOST COMMON TYPES OF
GMO‟S
II. MEDICINES
These can be produced cheaper and easier
some are: insulin, thyroid hormones and the
Hepatitis B vaccine
GM Bacteria‟s have been particularly important
in
producing large amounts of pure human
proteins
for use in medicine like clotting factors for
hemophilia and human growth hormones to
treat
dwarfism
15. OTHER TYPES OF GMO‟S ARE
III. MAMMALS
Research human diseases
(To develop animal models for many diseases.)
Produce industrial or consumer products
(pharmaceutical products or tissue
implantation)
Enrich the animals‟ interactions with
humans
(Hypo-allergic pets)
Enhance production or food quality traits
(faster growth fish, pigs that digest food more
efficiently)
Improve animal health(disease resistance)
16. OTHER TYPES OF GMO‟S ARE
IV. INSECTS
The effects of genetic changes on development
(malaria resistant mosquitoes)
V. AQUATIC LIFE
Evolution of immunity and developmental
processes,
rapid growth
( MADAKA -fish to detect pollutions in waterways)
17. TRANSGENIC MONKEY
Its so similar to human hence it used in clinical
trail used for studying :
º HIV
º Huntington‟s disease
DISADVANTAGES
Expensive
Difficult
Breeding problem
18. TOPICAL MICROBICIDES FOR
BLOCKING HIV-1 TRANSMISSION
Lactobacilli or E. Coli altered to secrete or express
proteins with anti–hiv-1 activity
Colonization of the vagina or rectum with
recombinant bacteria
Secret fusion inhibitory peptides or proteins
Lactobacilli that maintains a low vaginal ph
Lowers the risk of hiv-1 infection
19. GENETICALLY MODIFIED PIGS
MEDICINE
º Production of pharmaceuticals (human hemoglobin
in blood of pigs for treating Trauma patients)
º Organs for Xenotransplantation into humans
º development of models for human diseases
AGRICULTURE
º resistance to disease
º Altering the carcass composition
º Improving pig‟s resistance to heat stress
º Protecting environment
20. PIGS GIVEN SPINACH GENES
World's first to genetically engineered mammals to
contain DNA from plants
Produce pork that is healthier normal pigs
Produces less fat than normal ,less fat intake
“It is confirmed for the first time in the world that a
plant
gene is functioning properly in a living mammal, not
in a
cultured cell,” said professor by akira
21. PIGS GIVEN SPINACH GENES-
EXPERIMENT
Inserting the spinach gene into a fertilised
pig egg
Implanted in a female pig's womb
FAD2 gene converted about a fifth saturated
fatty acids into linoleic acids
22. ADVANTAGES OF PIG„S
Physiology and size
Raised in pathogen free condition
Less chance to transmit infectious disease to
humans
Have fewer ethical issues as donor
Short generation interval(114 days)
Genome is quite similar to humans (3x times than
mouse)
23. GOAT THAT PRODUCE SPIDER SILK
Two key genes that allow a spider to weave their silk
inserted into their genetic code.
That produce milk that contain spider silk proteins
Proteins are then harvested through the goat's milk
Goats are separated into two groups, each contains
one of the two proteins
Proteins must be extracted and combined
24. GOAT THAT PRODUCE SPIDER SILK
Stronger than steel and more
flexible
Used to replace damaged
tendons and ligaments ,
suture damaged eyes, or
even nerves
Make stronger and safer
parachutes for soldiers ,
bulletproof vests
25. SILK FROM MILK
Goats are milked
Milk is frozen and the cream is separated
Thawed milk is pushed into a micro filter that blocks
the larger fat molecules and lets the smaller
proteins through
A smaller filter then further isolates the silk proteins
When dried looks like a white powder
26. The challenge : how they take a powder and
spin it into a fibre, like a spider does?
The two proteins are combined
into a solution
Transformed into microfibers
using wet-spinning fibre
production methodologies
"Biosteel biopolymer" had been
transformed into nanofibres and
nanomeshes using electro
spinning technique
27. WAYS GMO TOXICITY AFFECTS ANIMALS,
PLANTS AND SOIL
Cancer
Damage native species
Pollute the environment
Deplete soil minerals, destroy beneficial bacteria
'Super weeds,' 'superbugs.'
Cause infertility, stillbirths, miscarriages
28. LAB ANIMALS TESTED WITH GM
FOODS
Stunted growth
Impaired immune systems
Bleeding stomachs
Impaired blood cell
development
Misshapen cell structures in
the liver, pancreas, and
testicles
Altered gene expression and
cell metabolism
Their offspring have a lower
chance of survival
Higher blood sugar
Enlarged livers,
pancreases
Inflamed kidneys
Less developed brains
and testicles
Intestines reduced
digestive enzymes
The animal‟s life spans
are shortened
Inflamed lung tissue
29. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF GMO‟S
Already 37 people have died from side effects
1,500 partially paralyzed
5,000 were temporarily handicapped by chemicals
used in harvesting
Glyophosate "caused malformations in frog and
chicken embryos "
Malformations of the head
Increased death rates and higher offspring mortality
30. CURRENT RESEARCH
Mosquito-borne diseases remain one of the greatest
global threats to human health
With recombinant and novel combinations of DNA
passing into the environment
Effects of gm plants on soil processes such as
decomposition
Lactococcus lactis secreting interleukin 10 provides
a therapeutic approach for inflammatory bowel
disease
31. CONCLUSION
Transgenic animals are now-a-days used for
screening of many drugs
Using of transgenic animals reduce number of
experimental animals during testing
We will need them in the future