STS Reviewer on Technology and Television History
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To make insulin for use by diabetic persons, pigs and cows are utilizing ______ engineering

genetic

A way to prepare vaccines using genetic engineering is by making plants resistant to ______

disease

One of the benefits of genetic engineering is making pigs, cows, or fish grow ______

faster

To increase milk production, genetic engineering can be used to develop cows with higher ______

<p>production</p> Signup and view all the answers

To reduce fat content, genetic engineering can create pigs with less ______

<p>fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

In nanotechnology, the bottom-up approach involves assembling single atoms and molecules into larger ______

<p>nanostructures</p> Signup and view all the answers

The natural process that warms the Earth's surface is called the ______________ effect.

<p>greenhouse</p> Signup and view all the answers

The impact of human activities on the climate is referred to as the ______________ greenhouse effect.

<p>human-enhanced</p> Signup and view all the answers

Burning fossil fuels, cutting down forests, and farming livestock contribute to the ______________ greenhouse effect.

<p>enhanced</p> Signup and view all the answers

A ______________ is needed to transfer a gene into a host cell.

<p>vector</p> Signup and view all the answers

An organism that has foreign DNA integrated into its genetic material is called a ______________.

<p>GMO</p> Signup and view all the answers

Charles Babbage designed the ______

<p>Analytic Engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

The first computer was released in June 1981, known as the ______

<p>Analytic Engine</p> Signup and view all the answers

George Devol created the first material handling robot called ______

<p>Unimate</p> Signup and view all the answers

Isaac Asimov is best known for his 'Foundation' series of novels and 'I, ______'

<p>Robot</p> Signup and view all the answers

Technology advancements have played roles in creating robots with actuated mechanisms programmable in two or more ______

<p>Axes</p> Signup and view all the answers

The inventor who built the first mobile cell phone and made the first cell phone call is Martin ______

<p>Cooper</p> Signup and view all the answers

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