This area of research has many scientists in the field testing plants and other naturally occurring organisms for components that could potentially be advantageous to helping control infections, diseases, and even cancer.

• Bioprocessing

• New Products in Nature

• Stem Cell

• Tissue Engineering

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-5

—Transgenic animals are used to study human diseases.

• Tissue Engineering

• Stem Cell Research

• Bioprocessing

• Livestock as Production Vessels of Human Pharmaceuticals

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

Diagnostic Assays can be qualitative or quantitative.  Which type of assay below is most often used as a QUANTITATIVE type of assay?

• Ouchterlony

• ELISA

• Bradfort, Benedicts assays

In this —area of research, functional genes are used to replace or improve the function of a defective gene.

• Gene Therapy

• Bioprocessing

• Tissue Engineering

• Antibiotics

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

This part of the immune system is quick to respond to an infection

• Innate Immune system

• Adaptive Immune System

The part of the antibody that attaches onto b cells and plasma cells

• Effector portion of an antibody

• Epitope portion of an antibody

The part of the antibody that attaches onto specific antigens is called

• Effector portion of an antibody

• Epitope portion of an antibody

Which type of antibody would be found in someone who is currently undergoing an infection?

• IgG

• IgE

• IgM

• IgA

Which type of antibody would be found in someone who is currently undergoing an allergic reaction?

• IgG

• IgE

• IgM

• IgA

Which type of antibody is the most abundant, can be shown that a person was exposed to an antigen, and mothers can pass to newborns?

• IgG

• IgE

• IgD

• IgA