Gene Technology Overview

Gene technology aims to create bacteria that produce human proteins by combining human and bacterial genes.

1. Isolate the human gene e.g the gene for insulin
2. Cut open a vector and insert the gene into it
3. Put the vector back into fast-growing bacterial cells
4. Identify the cells that have taken up the human gene
5. Grow these using an industrial fermenter
6. Isolate and purify the human protein made by these cells