From -> Notes: Introduction to Biotech
1. Explain why or why not each of the following situations are an example of biotechnology.
     a) Placing the gene for human growth hormone into a bacteria, which then produces the             hormone.
     b) Placing a mechanical heart into a human until a heart donor can be located.
     c) Using oil-eating bacteria to clean up oil spill in seas, oceans, and rivers.

2. State which phase (I, II, III) applies to each of the following descriptions.
     a) produced the first recombinant DNA                b) used selective breeding techniques
     c) uses the chemistry of the cells themselves      d) discovered antibiotics & vaccines
     e) began in 1972

3. Which biotech tool would I use to:
      a) detect a small amount of an enzyme in my blood?
      b) speed up the actions of gastric enzymes?
     c) grow a large number of skin cells?
     d) detect cancer cells inside my body?
     e) place a virus gene into a bacteria?
      f) make apples spoil more slowly?
     g) break down the sewage at the treatment plant?

4. What can scientists do with genetic engineering that they can't do with selective
        breeding?

5. a) Give an example of bioremediation in the Quad Cities.
    b) Give an example of pollution prevention that you feel would have a huge impact on the             entire U.S.

6. Which of the 3 types of agricultural applications do you think will have the strongest effect         on our food supply in the next 5 years? Explain your answer.

7. Which of the 3 types of medical applications is being described by each of the following         statements?
     a) is used to determine who has a particular disease.
     b) is used to try to prevent a person from ever contracting a particular disease.
     c) is used to treat a person who has a particular disease.

From -> Notes: Bioethics
8. When, and by whom, were the first regulations created for biotechnology?

9. Do any of the 3 issues raised during the 1970's concern you? Why or why not?

10. a) Which biosafety level has a shower?
       b) How does a negative air pressure help prevent a release of dangerous                  microorganisms?

11. How did the NIH handle many of the early questions about regulating biotechnology?

12. Which branch of the government regulates each of the following areas:
     a) Releasing an "engineered” oil-eating bacteria into a lake?        
      b) Cloning a cow?
     c) Correcting a human gene & returning it back into a human?      
     d) Developing new pharmaceuticals?
     e) Creating a new vaccine to prevent the spread of flu?

13. a) Define stigmatization & give an example that biotechnology might cause.
       b) Since biotechnology could cause large financial harm to individuals if their medical                 and genetic information was available to all, should the following groups have                 access to your records?
                      1) the military                                           2) insurance companies
                      3) immediate family members               4) your employer

14. List the top two criteria you would use to determine which diseases/disorders           biotechnology companies should try to treat/cure first?

15. Biotechnology is going to have a strong impact on our values in the U.S. Do you believe            that biotechnology will be generally positive or negative affect on our values in these            three areas?
       Explain each answer.
          a) reproduction           b) nature (wildlife)           c) discrimination

16. Briefly describe one difference between ethics and the scientific method?

17. Match the following famous sayings to a "principle" of ethics.
       a) "All men are created equal"                                 b) "I'm OK, You're OK"
       c) "The good of the many takes priority over the good of the one"

From -> Project #1: Infusion
18. List the four main categories of organisms that might be present in an infusion.

19. Briefly describe how to make a hanging-drop slide.

20. Fill in the following words describing the pathway of light through a microscope.
       As light leaves the light source located at the (a)_____ of the microscope it
       immediately flows upward through the (b)_____ which controls its flow. Next the light        passes through a tiny hole in the (c)_____ on which the slide rests. The light next        continues through two lens, (d)_____ which usually magnifies 10X, and (e)_____ which        usually magnifies over 40X. Both lenses are positioned on a moveable (f)_____. Finally        the light travels down the (g)_____ until it strikes the (h)_____ lens, and into your eye.
        The top part of the microscope is supported by the (i)_____, on which are often
        located the (j)_____ for focusing the specimen rapidly and the (k)_____ for focusing        slowly.

From -> Wkst: Bioethics
21. You are studying the use of amniocentesis for testing human fetuses. Are the following           statements examples of "Claim of Fact", "Claim of Value", or "Claim of Policy"; and           explain each answer.
     a) "Using amniocentesis to help decide whether to abort or not should be stopped!"
     b) One of the disorders amniocentesis can detect is Down's Syndrome.
     c) Even though a small percentage of fetuses are harmed by amniocentesis it should              continue being used by doctors to detect chromosomal abnormalities.

22. Ethics has 3 guiding principles: beneficience, respect for autonomy, and justice. Which
         of these 3 principles is the BEST example for each of the following items? (Can use          same answer twice)
      EXPLAIN each answer.
      a) The "Bill of Rights" guaranteeing speech, assembly, etc.
      b) The "Safe Food Act" regulating how food is processed, packaged, and cooked.
      c) The large number of laws that make up the "Safety Net", including unemployment,               welfare, food stamps, aid to dependent children, and other laws to help those in               need.