GENE THERAPY Flashcards
when was human gene therapy realized
1971
what year was it when a team of researchers stated that they were able to restore basic hearing in genetically deaf mice using gene therapy?
2015
several approaches to gene therapy
replacement of mutated gene
inactivation of mutated gene that is not functioning
introduction to a new gene to fight a disease
two types of gene therapy
somatic gene therapy and germ line gene therapy
involves that the manipulation of genes that will be helpful to the patient but not inherited to the next generation
somatic gene therapy
mother cells
ability to self-renew or multiply
can become cells of different parts of the body
STEM CELL
involves the genetic modification of germ cells or the origin cells that will pass the change on the next generation (Your Genome, 2017)
germ line gene therapy
Two sources of Stem Cell
Somatic Stem Cells
Embryonic Stem Cells
found inside of different types of tissues and exists throughout the body after embryonic development
somatic stem cells
a four or five day old human embryo, extras that have been created in IVF, fertilized in a test tube
embryonic stem cells
study of ethical issues emerging from advances in biology and medicine. a moral discernment as it relates to medical policy and practice
bioethics
brought awareness to health workers of the medical practice
bioethics in health care
offers students an interdisciplinary approach to the various moral, social, political, and conceptual issues that arise at the ever changing intersection of the life sciences, health, and society
bioethics in research
study of typically controversial ethics brought about by advances in biology and medicine. includes the study of the more commonplace questions of values which arise in primary care and other branches of medicine
bioethics in society
bioethics concerns itself with addressing ethical issues such as
health care
medicine
research
biotechnology
environment
