2 2 Biology Technology Society I Biotechnology Around

2. 2 Biology, Technology, & Society I. Biotechnology Around Us A. Genetic _______ 1. Def- genetic material of a living cell is changed 2. Used to create _______ that yield more product or resist pests B. Biotechnology 1. Study biological processes 2. Make _______ 3. Make _____ a. use to be obtained from ____ & _____, now made from bacteria 1

C. __________ 1. creating products by changing individual atoms a. used to repair ______ D. _____Materials 1. Unique organic molecules 2. We create products modeled after events in nature a. ex- ceramics from clams, glue from bacteria, silk clothes from ______ 2

E. Biomimetics 1. biological processes & systems to solve _______ problems 2. ex- Velcro= modeled after prickly burrs, _____= fish swim bladders, fish eyes= lobster eye telescopes F. Adapting Tools & Methods 1. Tools ______ for one purpose can be used for others 2. _____ scans used to look at fossils 3

III. Biology, Forensics, & Public Safety A. _____ 1. use of biological traits to determine a person’s identity 1. unique to each person B. Two types of fingerprinting 1. _____ scanning 2. DNA fingerprinting a. can use skin or hair cells C. Other forms 1. ______ scanning, face scanning, or speech patterns 4

IV. The Ethics of _______ A. Manipulating DNA 1. Public Concerns a. placing ____ engineered organism into the environment b. eating modified food can be ______ c. its unethical to use stem cells B. People worry that databases full of personal genetic info. is _______ of privacy 5
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