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What are the particularities of the definition of biotechnology?
They are recent
Their scope of action is particularly wide
Their pivotal position, between industry and research
The human being at the heart of its definition
What are the biotech rankings seen in class?
Ranking by country
Classification by colors
Chronological classification in time
Which of these rankings captures the full reality of biotechnology?
Ranking by country
Classification by colors
Chronological classification in time
None of them
What were the most important years in the development of genetic knowledge?
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s
What are the years most marked by the development of patents on life?
The 1970s
The 1980s
The 1990s
The 2000s
When did the European Patent Convention come into being?
1973
1978
1980
2006
When did the French law authorizing the patenting of a micro-organism come into being?
1973
1978
1980
2006
When was the Bayh Dole Act passed?
1960
1970
1980
1990
When was the Bayh Dole Act passed?
1960
1970
1980
1990
The lawsuit between the American Civil Liberties Union and Myriad Corporation was about :
Patents on genes
Patents on screening tests
Patents on mice
How did the trial end?
The patents have been invalidated
The patents have been confirmed
The procedure for overriding a patent if it is found to be contrary to the public health interest is :
The patent pool
Ex officio license for public health reasons
Open source
Which of these propositions characterize the risks posed by biotechnologies?
Their hypothetical nature
The precision of their legislative framework
Their ability to touch many fields
The difficult evaluation of responsibilities
How does the sociologist Ulrich Beck describe contemporary society?
About the internet company
Societey of risk
Of virtual society
Biotechnologies society
According to Bruno Latour, the notion of "territory" today represents the whole of the
Geographic locations that we regularly travel to
Non-human elements on which we are dependent
Human and non-human elements on which we are dependent
What does it mean, for the economist Jeremy Rifkin, that Nature is full of being "in potentia"?
That it does not recognize the existence of species
That species have become forms of classification of living things
That the barriers between species are impassable
That every organization is a provisional set of relationships
The "green revolution" has been accompanied by
Taking the environment into account
From an intensification of the cultures
Neither of these two answers
Which of these countries are major producers of GMOs?
The United States
Argentina
Burkina Faso
Brazil
To date, the majority of GMOs have the following characteristics
To be tolerant to herbicides
To produce an insecticide
To be enriched with minerals
Which of these elements do not belong to the "myths" surrounding GMOs?
Essentialism
Totalitarianism
Curiosity
Disgust
The study conducted in Burkina Faso on the introduction of GMO cotton showed that
Farmers, cotton companies and Monsanto had gotten rich
Farmers had become richer but not the cotton companies
Social inequalities among farmers have been reinforced
In the 2000s, Indian farmers bought the GMOs offered by Monsanto and Mahyco
In small quantities
In average quantity
In a massive way
For Glenn Davis Stone, the introduction of these GMOs in India has encouraged a phenomenon he describes as
Cultural deskilling
Cultural killing
Agricultural deskilling
Agricultural killing
Which of these proposals is/are not part of the steps in the paradigm of diffusion of an innovation?
Initial knowledge
The processes of persuasion
The confirmation
The final knowledge
Social learning represents learning based on
Individual assessment of the value of a practice
Imitation or education
None of these answers
According to historians François Jarrige and Alexis Vrignon, there are no "energy transitions" but
Energy cancellations
Energy transformations
Energy additions
The bioeconomy represents all the activities of production, use and transformation of
Bioresources
Fossil fuels
Bioresources and fossil fuels
What are the three possible bioeconomy systems?
Prioritize
Fractionate
Multiply
Use in cascade/circular way
When did the concept of biomimicry come about?
1972
1986
1997
2000
Nowadays, biomimicry is always linked to the preservation of the planet
True
False
The classification established by Descola is based on the notions of
Extension/interruption of states
Continuity/breakage of containers
Continuity/discontinuity of interiorities/exteriorities
Who is the founder of the blue economy?
Jérémy Rifkin
Philippe Descola
Gunter Pauli
Bruno Latour
The blue economy is a model of bioeconomy that uses
Prioritization of resources
The fraction of resources
Circular use of resources
When was a bioeconomy strategy for France adopted by the Council of Ministers?
January 1987
January 1997
January 2007
January 2017
What is the name of the sociologist behind the concept of "body techniques"?
Janine Benyus
Ulrich Beck
Davis Stone
Marcel Mauss
What is transhumanism?
A cultural and intellectual movement
A religious movement
A fictional movement
Among the proposals, check those that represent the major currents taken by transhumanism
Incorporating the spirit into an animal
Incorporating the mind into a machine
Improve the body
The anthropologist Edmund Leach defines "taboo" as
A forbidden object
A prohibited practice
A dangerous practice
An element between two categories
What is MAP?
Altruistic Medical Procreation
Medical Procreation for Adults
Medically Assisted Reproduction
Alternative Medical Procreation
According to Claude Lévi-Strauss, there are forms similar to GPA in many countries.
True
False
With regard to MAP and GPA, the legislation of European countries
Are identical
Are almost identical
Varient
The Algerian family code of 2005 shows that PMA can also impact the issue of adultery.
True
False
The study carried out by Bretonnière on the medical techniques of procreation in Romania shows that the latter
Allowed women to redefine their place in society
Locked women into reproductive roles
Enabled women to better conform to societal expectations
Were used to choose the sex of the unborn child
Rozée Gomez's study of French women shows that, in this case, medical techniques
Allowed women to redefine their place in society
Locked women into reproductive roles
Enabled women to better conform to societal expectations
Were used to choose the sex of the unborn child
Sarah Memmi's study of Palestinian women shows that, in this case, the techniques used by the women are very different.
Allowed women to redefine their place in society
Locked women into reproductive roles
Enabled women to better conform to societal expectations
Were used to choose the sex of the unborn child
There is a form of universal categorization of diseases.
True
False
In French history, the very first vaccination campaign (la vaccine) began in
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
From the beginning of this first vaccination campaign, the choice of the leaders was to make it a priority.
True
False
At the time, the main criticisms of vaccinia concerned
The mixture of moods
The English origin of the technique
The use of foundlings as a reservoir of vaccine
The lack of effectiveness of the vaccine
The comparative study of two vaccination campaigns in Brazil shows that the acceptance of the vaccine depends on
The truth-value, the scientific-value and the social-value
Truth-value, utility-value and beauty-value
Scientific-value, economic-value and communication-value
According to Nahon-Serfaty, communication must be based on a process combining three levels
The truth-value, the scientific-value and the social-value
Truth-value, utility-value and beauty-value
Scientific-value, economic-value and communication-value
Bio-art is a movement of contemporary art using the living and the means offered by biotechnologies.
True
False
According to Catherine Voison, the two main movements found in biotechnological art are
Establishing a new genesis
Denounce the hierarchy between humans, animals and plants
Questioning the limits of biologists
Turning fiction into reality
