Risks of Biotechnology

Genetic Engineering and Ethical Issues of Biotechnology

By Malynda Williams

Genetic Engineering

Multiple Choice

What is genetic engineering?

• the process of carrying an organism's genome/DNA by introducing a gene from another organism

• the process of modifying an organism's genome/DNA by introducing a gene from another organism

• the process of selecting an organism's genome/DNA by introducing a gene from another organism

​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vribRyVQ6G8

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Multiple Choice

Which organism does the silk protein gene originally come from?

• spider

• goat

Multiple Choice

Which organism is the silk protein gene transferred into

• goat

• spider

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a negative of GMOs?

• gene trasfer

• increased species diversity

• long-term health studies haven't been completed in humans

• expensive for farmers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w638PpSwvy0&t=162s​

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Open Ended

What is something you learned about Dolly?

Open Ended

What is a positive of cloning?

Multiple Choice

What is CRISPR?

• a tool scientists can use to clone DNA and insert into other organisms

• a tool scientists can use to cut DNA and insert small pieces of other DNA

Open Ended

Do you agree or disagree with the uses CRISPR? Why or Why Not?