Detecting Genetic Diseases
• Karyotyping• Amniocentisis• Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS)• Adult Karyotyping• FISH
• RFLPs• SNPs• Microarray Analysis
FISH
The Search for New Drugs
• Oncogenes• Pharmacogenomics• Improving drug delivery
Pronuclear Microinjection
Pharmacogenomics
Artificial Blood
• Problems with using donated blood• Problems with artificial blood
Gene Therapy
• In vivo vs Ex vivo• Vectors for gene therapy• RNA technology
Examples of Gene Therapy
• SCID• Cystic Fibrosis
SCID
Regenerative Medicine
• Fetal Tissue Grafts• Organ transplantation• Tissue Engineering• Stem Cell Technology
Fetal Tissue Graft
hESCs
iPS – Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells
