Medical biotechnology

Medical biotechnology is the branch of biotechnology that deals specifically with human health care and 

method of treatment through the development of  medicine such as antibiotics.

                                                                                                                   
 It is also known as red biotechnology

The maximum benefits of biotechnology has been utilised by health care.Biotechnology derived proteins and polypeptide from the new class of potential drugs. For example,insulin was primarily extracted from slaughter animals. Since 1982, human insulin (Humulin*) has been produced by microorganism in fermenters. similarly,hepatitis B vaccines viz.,Recombivax HB (from Merk),Guni (from shantha biotechnics Ltd, Hydabad), shanvac (Biological E.Laboratry,etc.are the genetically engineered vaccines produced biotechnologically. Since 1987, the number of biotechnology derived new protein drugs has surpassed the new chemical drugs (padh, 1996)

                                                    With the advancement of gene manipulation in organism the science have led to a new revolution in biology which is called gene revoluton. Thus the roots of today's biotechnology lies chemistry.physics and biology

     

some of the importannt products produced through genetically modified organism products                                                                                         Applicatin

Inteferon                                                                                                 cancer and viral infection

insulin                                                                                                          Treatment of diabetes

Somatostatin                                                                                             treatment of growth disorder