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