Biotechnology
When humans use natural biological processes to solve a human problem.
Artificial selection
A process when humans choose specific traits they want and breed organisms together for those specific traits.
Trait
A characteristic belonging to a population or organism. Humans can manipulate traits through artificial selection.
Gene
Part of a chromosome that is inherited from the parent(s) and determine some of an organism’s characteristics.
Diabetes
Is a group of diseases that causes too much sugar in the bloodstream. Diabetes can usually be controlled by insulin.
Bacteria
Microscopic, single cell organism that can be found in diverse environments. They can be used to make insulin to treat people with diabetes.
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)
Genetic material that holds the unique code for each organism.
Gene therapy
Doctors inject healthy DNA into a person’s cell to replace damaged DNA for specific disorders.
Biochemistry
A branch of science that studies the chemical processes in biological (living) systems.
Molecular biologist
A scientist who studies the processes that allow cells to work.
