biotechnology (sas 10)

biotechnology

it encompasses any technique which uses living organisms in the production or modification of products

proteins obtaines from recombinant DNA (rDNA)

what is a common example of a biotechnology?

pharmacogenomics

it is the application of genomic technology to genetic variation on response to pharmaceutical compounds

specialty pharmaceuticals

the term synonymously linked to biotechnology

Human insulin

it is the first therapeutic recombinant protein drug that was approved

positron emission tomography

it is a noninvasive technology employed to study cerebral physiology and to manage cancer

DNA probe technology

a technology used to locate a disease-causing gene to develop replacement therapy

monoclonal antibodies

a technology produced as a result of a single beta lymphocyte

Polymerase chain reaction

a technology used for the amplification of target nucleic acid sequence

Gene therapy

a process which an exogenous material is transferred into somatic cells to correct an inherited or acquired gene defect

Antisense

a technology that focuses on the study of the functions of proteins and intracellular expression

Antisense drugs

drugs that recognize and bind to a specific mRNA molecules preventing synthesis of unwanted proteins

iontophoresis

technology used to enhance transport of some solute molecules with an applied electrical current or voltage

phonophoresis

a combination of ultrasound therapy with a topical drug therapy

Interferons

a technology that interferes with the transmission of infection

liposomes

small vesicles of a bilayer phospholipid encapsulating an aqueous phase

Implants

sterile solid products made by compression, melting, or sintering and consists of drug rate-controlling excipients

implants

are long-acting dosage forms that provide continuous release of the drug, often periods of months to years

pellet implants

small, sterile, solid masses of the active drug with or without excipients and are usually administered using a suitable special injector or by surgical incision

polymer implants

can be as a single mass, such as a cylinder and must be biocompatible and can either be biodegradable or nonbiodegradable