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Which method of vaccine production requires large-scale cell culture?
Which method of vaccine production requires large-scale cell culture?
What is the advantage of delivering mRNA vaccines via lipid nanoparticles?
What is the advantage of delivering mRNA vaccines via lipid nanoparticles?
What are knockout mice commonly used for in genetic research?
What are knockout mice commonly used for in genetic research?
Which company filed the most 'plant' patents?
Which company filed the most 'plant' patents?
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What is the main purpose of gene drives?
What is the main purpose of gene drives?
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What is the potential risk of releasing gene-drive modified organisms into the environment?
What is the potential risk of releasing gene-drive modified organisms into the environment?
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What is the key feature of gene drives?
What is the key feature of gene drives?
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Which type of genetic engineering targets the genes in specific organs and tissues of the body of a single existing person without affecting genes in their eggs or sperm?
Which type of genetic engineering targets the genes in specific organs and tissues of the body of a single existing person without affecting genes in their eggs or sperm?
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Which type of genetic engineering targets the genes in eggs, sperm, or very early embryos, and the alterations affect every cell in the body of the resulting individual, and are passed on to all future generations?
Which type of genetic engineering targets the genes in eggs, sperm, or very early embryos, and the alterations affect every cell in the body of the resulting individual, and are passed on to all future generations?
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Which country forbids the use of federal funds for human germline editing research?
Which country forbids the use of federal funds for human germline editing research?
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Which of the following is an application of engineered nuclease (Fokl)?
Which of the following is an application of engineered nuclease (Fokl)?
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Which of the following genome editing tools has the highest specificity compared to ZFNs and TALENs?
Which of the following genome editing tools has the highest specificity compared to ZFNs and TALENs?
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What is the advantage of using CRISPR/Cas9 expression plasmids with codons optimized for human cells?
What is the advantage of using CRISPR/Cas9 expression plasmids with codons optimized for human cells?
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Which of the following is NOT a medical application of genome editing?
Which of the following is NOT a medical application of genome editing?
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Which technique is used to determine the effect of changing DNA sequence on gene or DNA function?
Which technique is used to determine the effect of changing DNA sequence on gene or DNA function?
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What is the purpose of annealing synthetic oligonucleotide with desired mutation to target region in site-directed mutagenesis?
What is the purpose of annealing synthetic oligonucleotide with desired mutation to target region in site-directed mutagenesis?
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Which type of mutation can be introduced into a gene of interest using cassette mutagenesis?
Which type of mutation can be introduced into a gene of interest using cassette mutagenesis?
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Which genome editing mechanism uses engineered nucleases to insert, delete, or replace DNA in the genome?
Which genome editing mechanism uses engineered nucleases to insert, delete, or replace DNA in the genome?
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