Biology (Mader), 10th Edition

Chapter 9: The Cell Cycle and Cellular Reproduction

Firefly Rx

Objective: The student will identify the key role that bioluminescent (luciferin) from fireflies provides in experimental drug studies.



1.

What is actually used from the fireflies for this experimental imaging?
A)Complex carbohydrates from the exoskeleton of the fireflies
B)DNA from the fireflies cells
C)Simple sugars from the fireflies blood
D)Proteins which cause the fireflies to glow
2.

The “lightning in the bottle” technique involves:
A)putting the firefly material into tumor cells that are treated with an experimental cancer drug to examine their effect.
B)using the firefly material as a form of chemotherapy treatment
C)using the firefly material to induce the cancer so that it can be studied.
D)examining the flies after they die to see if the cancer affected them as it did the test mice.
3.

Which of the following is/are advantages for using the firefly material?
A)Provides imaging of drugs effectiveness with no injury to experimental animals.
B)Researchers can arrive at faster results from the study.
C)Provides a more precise tool for understanding the molecular targeting of the drug.
D)Two of the above
E)All of the above
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