Chapter 19, Corporations, GMO OMG

Question 1

What is transformation with genes?

Answer 1

When bacteria take in DNA from its surroundings

Question 2

what does GFP stand for?

Answer 2

Glowing fluorescent protein

Question 3

Where do scientists insert GFP?

Answer 3

before the stop codon

Question 4

LB

Answer 4

luria broth

Question 5

amp

Answer 5

ampicillin

Question 6

ara

Answer 6

arabinose

Question 7

What is RNAi

Answer 7

RNA interference

Question 8

Central DNA dogma

Answer 8

DNA-RNA-Protein

Question 9

Who spliced what together

Answer 9

Cohen and Boyer spliced bacteria and a toad

Question 10

What was the controversy with DNA and cancer study

Answer 10

E.coli would have cancer traits and infest the population

Question 11

Who self experimented with poop and bacteria and if the gene gained a foothold?

Answer 11

Sydney Brenner

Question 12

What Draconian measures were taken

Answer 12

thick suits to avoid infestation

Question 13

Who developed the oil eating bacteria

Answer 13

Ananda Chakrabarty

Question 14

Who found the insulin gene

Answer 14

Bob Swanson instead of Wally Gillbert

Question 15

What did Monsanto make

Answer 15

agrobacteria

Question 16

What movement did corporation piggy back off of

Answer 16

the civil rights

Question 17

What is an externality

Answer 17

a third person is affected

Question 18

what is rBGH

Answer 18

recombinant bovine growth hormone

Question 19

What did the Indian femiNazi say?

Answer 19

Terminator seeds are a war against evolution

Question 20

What is the implication of the supreme court saying life is patentable

Answer 20

companies can now patent life

Question 21

Why did Fox news cancel show about Monsanto?

Answer 21

Monsanto lawyers used threats