Provide three examples of how historical events and paradigm shifts in technology led to biotechnological advances.
What will be an ideal response?
World War I saw the development of industrial fermentation for acetone; World War II
was a catalyst for the mass production of penicillin. The development of recombinant
techniques led to the mass production of numerous products such as human recombinant
insulin, or rinsulin, and bacterial enzymes for inclusion in detergents. The Human Genome
Project has accelerated the development of medical diagnostic tests for determining the
presence of genetic diff erences or defects that causes disease or are a predisposing factor
for causing diseases or life-threatening conditions such as heart disease or brain
aneurysms.
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