Insulin Production - GM Bacteria - GCSE Biology (9-1)

This video is for Edexcel IGCSE Biology 9-1 but is relevant for many GCSE Biology courses. It covers these specific objectives from the syllabus Understand how restriction enzymes are used to cut DNA at specific sites and ligase enzymes are used to join pieces of DNA together. Understand how plasmids and viruses can act as vectors, which take up pieces of DNA, and then insert this recombinant DNA into other cells. Understand how large amounts of human insulin can be manufactured from genetically modified bacteria that are grown in a fermenter. You can download a teaching PowerPoint for this topic here: Or one for the whole course here: I also have a TES Shop here: