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The work of biotechnology is:

Correct answer: D. All of the above

  • A. Insulin
  • B. Drugs
  • C. Pollution
  • D. All of the above

Explanation

Modern techniques enable desired substances, for example, insulin. Not very long ago, people with insulin-dependentthey receive human insulin, a product of biotechnology. Since the 1980s, biotechnologyhas produced drugs and vaccines to curb human illnesses.Genetically, engineered bacteria have been used to clean up environmental pollutants,increase the fertility of the soil, and kill insect pests.

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Biotechnology in health care applies biological organisms, cells or enzymes to diagnose and treat disease. The subject includes recombinant DNA, genetically engineered insulin, vaccines, antibiotics, monoclonal antibodies, gene therapy and techniques such as polymerase chain reaction, while distinguishing therapeutic applications from agricultural and industrial biotechnology.

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