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Which of the following is a learning outcome for Week 12?
Which of the following is a learning outcome for Week 12?
- Describing the progress of technology
- Understanding the ethical issues in genetic technologies
- Explaining the risk in genetic analysis
- Evaluating sources of genetic information (correct)
What is the main focus of the lecture in Week 12?
What is the main focus of the lecture in Week 12?
- The use of new genetic tools and applications in medicine (correct)
- The ethical issues associated with novel genetic technologies
- The widening knowledge gap between average person and educated professionals
- The advancements in technology and science of medicine
What is the LODOX System?
What is the LODOX System?
- A genetic analysis tool
- A machine for understanding the human genome
- A medicine that affects genetic technologies
- A technology for reducing X-ray dose (correct)
According to the text, what is the rate of progress in technology between 2000 and 2014?
According to the text, what is the rate of progress in technology between 2000 and 2014?
Which type of gene therapy involves inserting a 'normal' gene into somatic (adult) cells to alleviate or eliminate the symptoms of a disorder?
Which type of gene therapy involves inserting a 'normal' gene into somatic (adult) cells to alleviate or eliminate the symptoms of a disorder?
What is the main reason why dominant disorders involving a gain-of-function mutation are more difficult to treat using Gene Therapy?
What is the main reason why dominant disorders involving a gain-of-function mutation are more difficult to treat using Gene Therapy?
Which method of introducing genes into cells involves small membrane-like microspheres that contain the gene to be expressed?
Which method of introducing genes into cells involves small membrane-like microspheres that contain the gene to be expressed?
Which type of virus is commonly used in Gene Therapy as a viral vector to introduce 'foreign' DNA into cells?
Which type of virus is commonly used in Gene Therapy as a viral vector to introduce 'foreign' DNA into cells?
Which method is used to create a three-person baby by removing the pronuclei and adding the parents' pronuclei to the donor embryo?
Which method is used to create a three-person baby by removing the pronuclei and adding the parents' pronuclei to the donor embryo?
What is the estimated ratio of children born with diseases caused by mitochondrial mutations?
What is the estimated ratio of children born with diseases caused by mitochondrial mutations?
Which gene mutation is associated with Cystic fibrosis?
Which gene mutation is associated with Cystic fibrosis?
How many hits match the given DNA sequence in the human genome?
How many hits match the given DNA sequence in the human genome?
Which type of gene therapy involves removing target cells from the body, culturing them in the laboratory with a vector, and re-inserting them back into the body?
Which type of gene therapy involves removing target cells from the body, culturing them in the laboratory with a vector, and re-inserting them back into the body?
Which gene therapy approach is useful for disorders where only one tissue is affected or causes symptoms?
Which gene therapy approach is useful for disorders where only one tissue is affected or causes symptoms?
Which gene therapy product was the first one approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2012?
Which gene therapy product was the first one approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) in 2012?
Which gene therapy product utilizes Adeno-associated virus (AAV9) to deliver functional copies of the SMN1 gene to neurons?
Which gene therapy product utilizes Adeno-associated virus (AAV9) to deliver functional copies of the SMN1 gene to neurons?
Which gene does the drug in the CRISPR clinical trial cleave?
Which gene does the drug in the CRISPR clinical trial cleave?
What is the process that underlies haemoglobin switching?
What is the process that underlies haemoglobin switching?
What type of stem cells can become any cell type in the body?
What type of stem cells can become any cell type in the body?
What is the main purpose of a haematopoietic stem cell transplant?
What is the main purpose of a haematopoietic stem cell transplant?
Which RNAi-based therapy is used to treat primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1)?
Which RNAi-based therapy is used to treat primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1)?
Which RNAi-based therapy is used to treat hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR)?
Which RNAi-based therapy is used to treat hereditary transthyretin amyloidosis (hATTR)?
What is the purpose of chromosome transplantation (CT)?
What is the purpose of chromosome transplantation (CT)?
What is the potential application of human artificial chromosomes (HACs)?
What is the potential application of human artificial chromosomes (HACs)?
According to the text, what is the purpose of educating patients to check if a clinical trial exists via ClinicalTrials.gov before agreeing?
According to the text, what is the purpose of educating patients to check if a clinical trial exists via ClinicalTrials.gov before agreeing?
According to the text, what will be the cost of getting one's own genome sequenced in less than a decade?
According to the text, what will be the cost of getting one's own genome sequenced in less than a decade?
According to the text, what will personalized genome readings indicate?
According to the text, what will personalized genome readings indicate?
According to the text, what will the future of personal genomics allow for?
According to the text, what will the future of personal genomics allow for?
According to the text, what is the genetic component of all diseases?
According to the text, what is the genetic component of all diseases?
According to the text, what will be identified in the future for almost any trait?
According to the text, what will be identified in the future for almost any trait?
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