DNA probes and monocloned antibodies ( including ELISA Tests you diagnosis of AIDS ) , for dignosis of various diseases like
filariasis, Hepatitis B, Typhoid, STDs , have been developed.
DRUGS:-
Drugs for the treatment of disease can be manufactured using biotechnology e.g. Insulin for the treatment of diabetes and interferons for the treatment against some tumors.
Fertility Control :-
Efforts are being made for developing safe , effective, long lasting reversible contraceptives.
GENE THERAPY:-
Human hereditery disorders are corrected by
replacement of
defective genes
in three ways:-
a. By replacement of defective gene with normal gene.
b. By correcting the defective gene with gene targeting.
c. By gene augmentation.