Stem Cells and Genetic Engineering

Question 1

What feature of stem cells allows them to produce any type of cell?

Answer 1

Because they are unspecialised

Question 2

What are the two types of Stem cells?

Answer 2

Embryonic and Tissue

Question 3

What is an ethical issue surrounding the use of stem cells in science?

Answer 3

Some people argue that using embryonic stem cells is the destruction of a potential human life

Question 4

What is genetic engineering?

Answer 4

Adding DNA from one species into another Species

Question 5

What section of a Chromosome is removed during Genetic Engineering?

Answer 5

The Gene

Question 6

After an amended plasmid is inserted into a bacterial cell, what happens next?

Answer 6

the bacteria is left to multiply and produce the hormone that it has been engineered to make

Question 6

What is required to remove a gene from a chromosome and seal it into a plasmid?

Answer 6

Enzymes

Question 7

Which part of the bacterial cell is used in Genetic engineering?

Answer 7

Plasmid

Question 8

Name two hormones that can be genetically Engineered?

Answer 8

Factor VII, Insulin, Human growth hormone