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What is Biotechnology | Advisory Board
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The Advisory Board provides expert advice and recommendations on the content and strategic direction of the website. It is composed of the following members:. BSc, MBA, former head of manufacturing and supply chain, Oxford Biomedica, and senior manager at GlaxoSmithKline, Celltech Group and Centocor BV. Charles E. Frosst/Merck Chair in Pharmacology and past Head of the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Jean E. Thomson Black. CBE, FRS FMedSci, Master of Trin...
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The Special Exhibitions
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This is the collection of Special Exhibitions created and curated by WhatisBiotechnology about important people and issues in biotechnology. The path to DNA sequencing: The life and work of Frederick Sanger. The life story of a biotechnology drug: Alemtuzumab. A Healthcare Revolution in the Making: The Story of César Milstein and Monoclonal Antibodies. About What is Biotechnology. WhatIsBiotechnology.org is an educational resource supported by Biotechmet. Registered Charity Number 1165469.
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Recombinant DNA | Summary
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Laboratory of Molecular Biology. University California San Francisco. The vial shown in the photograph contains human insulin, one of the first therapeutic proteins that was genetically cloned. The drug is used to treat diabetes. Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Recombinant DNA is a form of DNA constructed in the laboratory. It is generated by transferring selected pieces of DNA from one organism to another. Recombinant DNA: timeline of key events. December 14, 1914. June 30, 1926. June 3, 1929. Septemb...
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Introduction to the campath exhibition
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Introduction to the exhibition. The start of a long journey. Planting the seed for commercialisation. Engineering a safer compound. One path closes and another opens. The path to approval for MS. The life story of a biotechnology drug: Alemtuzumab*. Collated and written by Dr Lara Marks. Hybridoma cell secreting monoclonal antibodies with bottle of Campath-1H. Image compiled from photos kindly supplied by Geoff Hale. And mstrust.org.uk. The start of a long journey. As part of its Centenary Programme.
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The Story of César Milstein and Monoclonal Antibodies: Introduction
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Introduction to the exhibition. Milstein's early life and work. Milstein's early antibody research. The making of monoclonal antibodies. From Milstein's laboratory to the world. The early commercialisation of monoclonal antibodies. The first clinical applications of monoclonal antibodies. The legacy of Milstein's work. A Healthcare Revolution in the Making. The Story of César Milstein and Monoclonal Antibodies. Collated and written by Dr Lara Marks. Portrait of César Milstein. From Milstein's papers we l...
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Introduction to the Sanger Exhibition
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Introduction to the Sanger Exhibition. From cradle to laboratory: Sanger's early life. The path to sequencing nucleic acids. The ultimate goal: Sequencing DNA. The next hurdle: double-stranded DNA and the human genome. A new weapon for clinical microbiology. Unravelling the genetic cause of cancer. Your feedback about the Sanger Exhibition. The path to DNA sequencing:. The life and work of Fred Sanger. A journey of exploration through unknown territory without a clear objective" †. Sanger, Dowding, 1996.
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The places at the heart of the story of biotechnology
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A collection of information and resources about some of the places whose work has helped build biotechnology into one of the most important tools in our lives today. Basel Institute of Immunology. A leading centre for immunological research from 1971 to 2000, the Basel Institute of Immunology helped lay the groundwork for the development of monoclonal antibodies. (Photo credit: F. Hoffman-La Roche). Click here to learn more about Basel Institute of Immunology. Laboratory of Molecular Biology. At the fore...
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Rosalind Franklin | Biographical summary
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25th July, 1920 (London, United Kingdom). Roslind Franklin was an x-ray crystallographer whose work helped uncover the double-helix structure of DNA. Photo credit: Vittorio Luzzati. Click here to go back to the main people page. About What is Biotechnology. WhatIsBiotechnology.org is an educational resource supported by Biotechmet. The Biotechnology and Medicine Education Trust (Biotechmet) is a registered charity with the Charity Commission. Registered Charity Number 1165469.