17L5 Emerging technologies Stem Cell Therapy

The process of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same cell type. This the ability of the cell to continuously divide.

• Pluripotent

• Self-renewal

• Repair

• Multipotent

Ability to return the function to damaged cell in the living organism

• Pluripotent

• Self-renewal

• Repair

• Multipotent

The ability to develop into several different kinds of cell/tissues.

• Pluripotent

• Self-renewable

• Repair

• Multipotent

Adult stem cells are undifferentiated cells found among specialized or differentiated cells in a tissue or organ after birth.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A genetically engineered organism that contains a new gene from a different organism is called?

• Bacterial

• Genetic

• Transgenic

• Multigenic

Bringing together genetic material from multiple organisms, creating a new sequence that would not be found in any of the original organisms.

• Gene Therapy

• Selective Breeding

• Cloning

• Gene Splicing

Using a patient’s stem cells to create a lab grown organ for transplant.

• Genetically Engineered Organs

• Genetically Modified Food

• Splicing

• Gene Splicing

Testing that identifies changes in chromosomes, genes, or proteins to rule out genetic disease and determine likelihood of developing a genetic disorder.

• Selective Breeding

• Genetic Screening

• Gene Therapy

• Cloning

Adding or deleting segments of genes to correct or get rid of genetic disorders.

• Gene Splicing

• Genetic Screening

• Gene Therapy

• Stem Cell Therapy

Which are Controversial Biological Procedures

• Pharming

• Farming

• Transgenic plants and animals

• Stem cell technology