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**STS Reviewer** - [Extracting white blood cells and introducing the missing ADA gene] was a key step in Ashanthi DeSilva\'s gene therapy procedure. - Gene therapy can be used to treat [genetic disorders.] **GMO Applications** - [Golden Rice] is engineered to produce beta-carotene,...

**STS Reviewer** - [Extracting white blood cells and introducing the missing ADA gene] was a key step in Ashanthi DeSilva\'s gene therapy procedure. - Gene therapy can be used to treat [genetic disorders.] **GMO Applications** - [Golden Rice] is engineered to produce beta-carotene, a precursor to vitamin A, to combat vitamin A deficiency. - [Humulin] is a GMO used to produce human insulin for diabetes treatment. - [Poplar Trees] are genetically modified in the US to enhance paper production. - [Shrub Tobacco] is used in bioremediation to detoxify harmful substances from polluted air. - The [Periwinkle Plant] is used in pharmaceutical production due to its alkaloids with therapeutic properties. - [AquaAdvantage Salmon] grows throughout the year instead of just during spring and summer months. **Cloning** - [Dolly] was the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell. - [Cloning] is the process of creating genetically identical copies of organisms through asexual reproduction. **Genetic Disorders** - Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) [severely weakens the immune system.] - [Down syndrome] results from changes in chromosome number, specifically an extra chromosome 21. **Genetically Modified Foods** - [Artic Apple] is genetically modified to resist browning and discoloration. - The [Blue Rose] is genetically modified to produce a blue hue by incorporating pigment-producing genes. - [Fortification] involves the process of enhancing staple foods with nutrients, such as beta-carotene in rice to combat Vitamin A deficiency. **Bioremediation** - Genetically modified plants like [Shrub Tobacco] help in cleaning polluted sites by absorbing and detoxifying harmful substances. The Latin phrase that means \"Remember you will die,\" which serves as a reminder of the inevitability of mortality. - [Memento Mori] Co-founder of Apple Inc. who developed the Apple I computer. - [Steve Wozniak] The philosophy that aligns with the belief "Eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die."- [Hedonism] Term for the first generation introduced to personal computers (PCs) in the 1970s. [- Electronic Brains] The material commonly used as the print medium in the printing press, besides cloth. [-- Paper] The belief that material wealth is the primary source of meaning in life is known as. - [Materialism] The Greek term that means \"excellence of any kind\" and is closely related to the concept of \"moral virtue.\" [-- Arête] Large, electromechanical computer created by the United States to perform military calculations during World War II. - [Harvard Mark-1] Friend of Steve Wozniak who suggested selling the Apple I computer as a fully assembled printed circuit board. [- Steve Jobs] Electromechanical machine developed to decipher encrypted messages of the German Enigma machine. - [Bombe] The Latin phrase that means \"Love of fate,\" which encourages acceptance of all aspects of life, both good and bad. - [Amor Fati] Early computer hobbyist group that traded parts and discussed making computers more accessible.\ - [Homebrew Computer Club] Theoretical machine that can solve any problem from simple instructions encoded on a paper tape. - [Turing machine] One of the first major books printed using the printing press and metal movable type. - [Gutenberg Bible] The inventor of the printing press around 1440. [- Johannes Gutenberg] A device that applies pressure to an inked surface lying on a print medium to transfer ink. - [Printing press] Enciphering machine used by the German armed forces during World War II. - [Enigma] Early term for individuals who performed statistical and engineering calculations manually. - [Human computers] Technology that, when combined with the printing press, made printing methods faster and reduced costs. - [Metal movable type] The electromechanical machine developed to decipher encrypted messages of the German Enigma machine. [- Bombe] **2 Types of Genes** \- Apparent \- Inapparent **3 Major Concerns of GMOs\ ** - Human Genome Therapy\ - Mutation\ - Cloning **5 Benefits of GMOs\ **- Higher efficiency in farming\ - Increase in harvest\ - Control in fertility\ - Improvement of desirable characteristics\ - Nutritional and Pharmaceutical enhancement