Bacterial Transformation
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date published 09/10/2007
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SummaryThe process of genetic transformation is an important tool used in biotechnology. It has been used in agriculture to create plants that are resistant to different kinds of conditions. In medicine it is being used to try and create bacteria that produce insulin which can be used to treat diabetes. Transformation can also e used to give bacteria the traits to digest oil, which then can be used to clean up oil spills. In nature transformation also accurse by itself, when suddenly bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, when they are introduced to it over and over. This happens because bacteria naturally share their DNA with each other which lets them adapt to the environment.
Table of Contents- The process of genetic transformation is an important tool used in biotechnology.
- In our experiments we had several variables that were available because of the pGLo plasmid.
- Our group obtained two Falcon tubes which we labeled +DNA for one and the other –DNA.
- The –DNA agar plates contained bacteria that were not introduced to the pGLo plasmids.
- The plate which had the arabinase had 85% of the colonies glowing under a UV light.
- Based on what we have done so far other experiments might be interesting to conduct based on similar settings.
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