RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY: APPLICATIONS IN THE FIELD OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND CRIME SCIENCES

There are four important applications of rDNA in the areas of human diseases prophylaxis, therapy, diagnosis and discovery. Areas of prophylaxis include vaccines and coagulation. It is now possible, through rDNA technology, to produce an effective and safer production of both live and killed vaccines with increase response and high specificity. Recombinant DNA technology approach is the identification of that protein component of virus or microbial pathogen which itself can elicit the production of antibodies having capacity to neutralize infectivity, potentially protecting the host against the pathogen. Such proteins are useful for identification of the gene coding the protein. We will discuss here the major application of recombinant DNA in field of medicine and forensic sciences.