What does GMO stands for and what importance does it has in bio-technology field ?

1 Answer

Answer :

This is more of a technical question, applicant should have studied well in this field to answer this question, GMO means genetically modified organism where in two different genetics and molecule is used and combined to create one new genetic organism. This is usually done by using genetic engineering techniques.    

Related questions

Description : What is GMO?

Last Answer : The organism whose genes are modified called genetically modified organism (GMO). GMO are also used to prepare useful and life saving products such as insulin and vaccines etc.

Description : How is this bio technology useful in our day to day life ?

Last Answer : Bio technology is used to help in solving the problem faced in our daily products. Yogurt, wine, cheese, and antibiotics these are all not new for human beings. This method of bio technologypromises a better way of retaining the essence and preventing disease.

Description : Is body itself a bio technology ?

Last Answer : Yes, it has to be articulated as a technology. But not by nature, once its articulated or framed in such a way, then definitely it’s a technology. Anything which is re-framed from a naturally occurring bio logical process is called bio technology.

Description : What are the possible dangers that bio technology and bio medicine faces on the advanced scientific methods of food products ?

Last Answer : Applicant should be very confident in his answer as this is a very tricky question, he/she should answer that any technology or advancement has its own advantages and dis advantages, it is just ... scientific bio technology industry. As any industry will face this quality or failure problem.

Description : What would be your role in the organization for being a part of bio-technology team ?

Last Answer : As a member of bio-technology team, its my responsibility to go to the lab and do a surprise check on the samples produced, keep updating myself from the company presentations and websites ... . Pro-actively communicate with the operations team on the ongoing experiments in the industry.

Description : What are the different types of bio technology ?

Last Answer : Explain. The different types of bio technology are: Red bio-technology, White bio-technology and Green bio- technology. Red Bio Technology is usually used in medical devices like antibiotics. Green ... is used mostly in industrial process like using a chemical reaction designing an organism.

Description : What do you mean by bio-media ?

Last Answer : It’s a concept which means to describe the informatic reframing or biological components and its methods and processes. Its all about the process of identifying biologically and looking through the lens of informatic.

Description : What do you think could be the points of conflict in terms of bio ethics ?

Last Answer : Well, I think there will be problem with people's interest with respect to abortion, genetic advances, right to privacy, rights of a child, capacity to make personal decision in their food habits ... in the interest of retaining the good products in future and maintaining a better environment.

Description : What do you mean by bio ethics ?

Last Answer : Bio ethics is the combination of analysis of social, political, ethical and environmental consequences and implications of bio technology and bio – medicine products.

Description : What is an agretope ?

Last Answer : The region of an antigenic peptide, which binds to MCH molecule, is known as agretope.

Description : What is agglutination ?

Last Answer : Clumping of particles or cells is called agglutination.

Description : What is an agglutinin ?

Last Answer : A substance can mediate clumping of the cells or particles.

Description : What is adoptive transfer ?

Last Answer : The ability to participate in the immune response by the process of transplantation of cells is adoptive transfer.

Description : What is an abzyme ?

Last Answer : It is a monoclonal antibody, which has catalytic activity.

Description : How viral load can be measured ?

Last Answer : Viral load is measured by PCR based techniques.

Description : What is the first overt indication of AIDS ?

Last Answer : The first overt indication of AIDS may be infection with the fungus Candida albicans, which causes sores in the mouth and in women vulvovaginal yeast infection is formed that will not respond to the treatment given.

Description : What does HAART do ?

Last Answer : HAART will lower the viral load and improves the health of the patients who are suffering with AIDS.

Description : What is the current treatment given to AIDS ?

Last Answer : Current treatment given to AIDS is HAART (highly active anti retroviral therapy).It is a combination therapy.

Description : What are major successful vaccines ?

Last Answer : Major successful vaccines are live attenuated and heat killed vaccines.

Description : What do most vaccines function as ?

Last Answer : Most of the vaccines prevent disease but not infection.

Description : What does myeloid immunodeficiency cause ?

Last Answer : Myeloid immunodeficiency causes phagocytic function, which is impaired. Those who are affected with this will suffer with increase in susceptibility to bacterial infection.

Description : What does immunodeficiency results ?

Last Answer : Immunodeficiency results in failure of one or more components of immune system.

Description : What does HIV results ?

Last Answer : HIV results in impairment of immune function by depletion oh CD4+ T cells.

Description : What is the treatment for HIV ?

Last Answer : Anti-retroviral drugs are given. They lower the viral load and gives relief from infection, but it is not permanent it is temporary relief i.e. it cannot cure.

Description : How HIV infection is mainly spread ?

Last Answer : It is mainly spread by sexual contact, blood transfers and from HIV infected mother to child.

Description : What is a provirus ?

Last Answer : It is the DNA representing, the genome of virus that has been integrated into the DNA of the host.

Description : What is a retrovirus ?

Last Answer : It is a class of viruses having RNA genome and reverse transcriptase enzyme within virus cuspid.

Description : How AIDS is caused ?

Last Answer : It is caused by the infection of HIV 1 i.e. human immunodeficiency virus.

Description : What is the full form of AIDS ?

Last Answer : Full form of AIDS is acquired Immunodeficiency syndrome.

Description : Why purified macromolecules are used as vaccines ?

Last Answer : To avoid the risk associated with attenuated and killed whole organism vaccines. 80.Name some purified macromolecules derived from pathogens. They are capsular polysaccharides, inactivated exotoxins and recombinant microbial antigens.

Description : What is a toxoid ?

Last Answer : Inactivating the toxin with formaldehyde is toxoid.

Description : Normally at what age vaccination of children begins ?

Last Answer : Vaccination of children begins at the age of 2 months.

Description : How is active immunity acquired ?

Last Answer : Active immunity is acquired through vaccines, attenuated organisms, toxoid, natural infection, cloned microbial antigens, etc.

Description : How passive immunity is acquired ?

Last Answer : Passive immunity is acquired through natural maternal antibodies, antitoxin, and immunoglobulin.

Description : What happens when cutaneous exposure occurs ?

Last Answer : Cutaneous exposure results in skin lesions.

Description : What happens when gastrointestinal exposure occurs ?

Last Answer : Gastrointestinal exposure results in bloody diarrhea, ulcers in ileum or cecum and sepsis and it is very difficult to diagnosis.

Description : What is the disease caused by influenza ?

Last Answer : A’ subtype H9N2? New strain of human influenza

Description : What is the disease caused by TSE causing agents ?

Last Answer : New variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

Description : What is the disease caused by Human herpes virus ?

Last Answer : 8? It is associated with Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS patients.

Description : What is the disease caused by Bartonella henselae ?

Last Answer : Cat scratch disease

Description : What is the disease caused by Legionella pneumophilia ?

Last Answer : Legionnaire’s disease

Description : What is the disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni ?

Last Answer : Enteric diseases

Description : What is the disease caused by Human T-lymphotrophic virus II ?

Last Answer : Hairy cell leukemia

Description : What is the disease caused by Vibrio cholerae 0139 ?

Last Answer : New strain of epidemic cholerae

Description : What is the disease caused by Escherichia coli 0157 ?

Last Answer : H7? Haemorrhagic colitis

Description : What is the disease caused by Human T-lymphotrophic virus-I ?

Last Answer : T-cell lymphoma

Description : What is the disease caused by Encephalitozzon hellem ?

Last Answer : Conjunctivitis, disseminated disease

Description : What is the disease caused by Guanarito virus ?

Last Answer : Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever

Description : What is the disease caused by Helicobacter pylori ?

Last Answer : Peptic ulcers

Description : What is the disease caused by Hantavirus ?

Last Answer : Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome