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Why is the term 'directly' so important to the understanding of the definition of biotechnology? |
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Why can DNA in one organism be used to make the same protein in another organism? |
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What types of questions can be answered by comparing the DNA of two different organisms? |
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What techniques do scientists use to compare DNA? |
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What benefits does the Human Genome Project offer? |
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What is the purpose of the PCR? |
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What role does electrophoresis play in DNA comparisons? |
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What are tandem clusters, segmental duplications, and multigene families? |
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A scientist can clone a gene. An organism can be a clone. How is the use of the word clone different in each of these instances? How is the use of the word clone the same in both uses? |
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What are some of the advantages of creating genetically modified (GM) foods? What are some of the concerns? |
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Describe how viruses are used in gene therapy. |
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Embryonic stem cells are found in embryos, and adult stem cells are found in adults. In what other ways are they different? |
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What benefits does stem cell research offer? |
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What are some of the concerns with research on stem cells? |
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Match each of the following questions to the appropriate statement.
| Ethical Principle | Statements
| | "What are the consequences? | The benefits of biotechnology more than compensate for its problems. | | "Is biotechnology inherently wrong?' | Regardless of the benefits of biotechnology, we should not tamper with organisms in this way. | | "Is the manipulation of an organisms genes playing God?' | Religion and science do not conflict with one another |
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List three of the benefits of biotechnology in your life today. |
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