Discuss the imporatance of biotechnology in the field of medicine.

Explanation

Using genetic engineering techniques medicinally important valuable proteins or polypeptides that form the potential various diseases have been developed on a commercial scale .
Pharmaceutical products developed by rDNA technique:
(i)Insulin used in the treatment of fiabetes.
(ii)Human growth hormone used for treating children with growth deficencies.
(iv)Tissue plasminogen activator is used to dissolve blood clots and prevent heart attack.
(v)Development of vaccines against various diseases like Hepatitis B and rabies.