Some triplets have special functions and direct protein synthesis to start or stop. ... The E. coli replicates the plasmids so that a single cell may contain hundreds of identical copies. ... This plasmid is then put back in the Agrobacterium, which transfers the Bt gene into the cotton plant cell. The bacteria does this by infecting the plant cell causing a tumor to form and while infecting the plant part of the plasmid is transferred into the plant's nucleus. Fig. 5 Bt gene insertion into cotton plant cell Biological implications of genetically engineering cotton for insect resistance T...

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" For example, there is now evidence suggesting an alternative cancer treatment through the cannabis plant. ... Since then, thousands of scientists have more easily begun studying the plant's diverse effects on the body, especially on cancer cells. In the United Kingdom, one scientist has discovered that certain marijuana compounds can actually kill leukemia cancer cells. ... For that reason, it has really good potential over other drugs that only have one function. ... Scientists believe that cancer cells primed with THC and CBD commit suicide after exposure to radiation. ...

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DNA is a hereditary substance that contains a complete set of information which determines the structure and function of a living organism. ... At present, scientists believe cystic fibrosis could also be cured if they could somehow enter a gene in to the cells that line the lungs. ... This is not only the case for humans; plants, crops and animals also have the potential to be redesigned to better suit our needs. ... The need for pesticides could be reduced all over the world with the possibility of injecting plants with bio engineered viruses that would kill bugs and other creatures that att...

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It is not only farmers anyone who has ever taken aspirin or planted flowers or watered there lawn has manipulated nature in a way, but this is only the beginning of genetic manipulation these are just the ideas it was started on. ... They were able to find out DNA was composed of sugar/phosphate strands and branching between them are Nucleotides which provide the codes that are used in translation to make proteins that do functions of the cell. ... Berg did an experiment where he was able to put different DNA into cells so they would produce a different kind of protein they had not made in the...

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