Describe genetic modification as changing the genetic material of an organism by removing, changing or inserting individual genes
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Describe and explain the conditions that need to be controlled in a fermenter, including: temperature, pH, oxygen, nutrient supply and waste products
Describe and explain the conditions that need to be controlled in a fermenter, including: temperature, pH, oxygen, nutrient supply and waste products
Describe how fermenters can be used for the large-scale production of useful products by bacteria and fungi, including insulin, penicillin and mycoprotein
Describe how fermenters can be used for the large-scale production of useful products by bacteria and fungi, including insulin, penicillin and mycoprotein
Explain the use of lactase to produce lactosefree milk
Explain the use of lactase to produce lactosefree milk
Investigate and describe the use of biological washing powders that contain enzymes
Investigate and describe the use of biological washing powders that contain enzymes
Describe the use of pectinase in fruit juice production
Describe the use of pectinase in fruit juice production
Describe the role of anaerobic respiration in yeast during bread-making
Describe the role of anaerobic respiration in yeast during bread-making
Describe the role of anaerobic respiration in yeast during the production of ethanol for biofuels
Describe the role of anaerobic respiration in yeast during the production of ethanol for biofuels
Discuss why bacteria are useful in biotechnology and genetic modification, limited to: (a) few ethical concerns over their manipulation and growth (b) the presence of plasmids
Discuss why bacteria are useful in biotechnology and genetic modification, limited to: (a) few ethical concerns over their manipulation and growth (b) the presence of plasmids
State that bacteria are useful in biotechnology and genetic modification due to their rapid reproduction rate and their ability to make complex molecules
State that bacteria are useful in biotechnology and genetic modification due to their rapid reproduction rate and their ability to make complex molecules