Sindh Biotechnologist Association has taken initiative for all young scientists, researchers and students to have the platform to show their talent and interest on different activities. Presenter : Aymen Arif Research Officer at Halal Food and testing Laboratory, Industrial Analytical Center, H.E.J (ICCBS) To Watch this on video you can on below Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ3pYxm9WpI&t=7s

1. GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS
Presenter: Aymen Arif
Research Officer-Halal Food Testing Laboratory
Sindh Biotechnologist Association (SBA)

2. WHAT ARE GENETICALLY MODIFIED
ORGANISMS?
It is an organism whose genetic
material has been altered using
genetic engineering techniques

3. • Examples: micro-organisms such as bacteria
(E.coli) and yeast, plants (Alfalfa), fish
(Salmon), and mammals.
• It has some
great applications.

4. Quality of
Food/Organism
Maturation
Time
Bioremediation
Disease
Resistance
Food Security
ADVANTAGES

5. How GMOs Are Produced?

6. TRANSGENIC PLANTS
Transgenic plants are plants that have been genetically engineered, a
breeding approach that uses recombinant DNA techniques to
create plants with new characteristics. They are identified as a class
of genetically modified organism (GMO).

7. • .
Genetically modified crops (GM crops) are plants used in agriculture, the DNA
of which has been modified using genetic engineering methods.
In most cases, the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not
occur naturally in the species

8. TRANSGENIC ANIMALS

9. The process of genetically engineering animals is a slow, tedious,
and expensive process. However, new technologies are making
genetic modifications easier and more precise.

10. Similarly, Genetically modified bacteria are used to produce the protein insulin to treat
diabetes, to produce clotting factors to treat haemophilia, and human growth hormone to
treat various forms of dwarfism.
Dolly was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic
cell, using the process of nuclear transfer.

11. • GM fishes are being considered for use as food
and as aquatic pollution sensors. They’re
potential models for fish farming and aqua
culturing.
• Examples: Zebra fish and medaka
• The GloFish is a patented brand of genetically
modified (GM) fluorescent zebra fish with
bright red, green, and orange fluorescent color.

12. APPLICATIONS OF GENETIC
MODIFICATION
• For Animal Modelling (Research Purpose)
• For producing industrial or commercial
products.
• For producing genetically modified
therapeutics.
• For Improving crop quality (like its yield,
nutritional components, disease resistance
etc.)

14. Probable Questions/Concerns Regarding GMOs

16. GMO IN A NUTSHELL

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