Bio-Tech Unit

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Model U.N. Schedule Today: Presentation of our 'issue' options Thursday the 17 th : We choose an issue Assign groups Handout the guidelines and grading rubric Friday the 25 th The Model U.N. Submission of position papers.

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Topics for Debate Gene Therapy Patents on Life: GMO Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Gene Therapy Case Study: Familial hypercholesterolemia A normal gene specifies a receptor for LDL, a mutant gene does not Recombinant DNA technology

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Gene Therapy 15,500 genetic disorders Responsible for 25% of all infant mortality, 25% of all hospital admissions, and 50% of all neurological disorders J.Z. Tsiens' Memory and Learning research

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Gene Therapy Amniocentesis Insurance screening Screening for Universities?

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Patents on Life: GMO Better yields & shelf life Resistance to pests and disease Increase production of developing nations Termination technology

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Patents on Life: GMO Termination technology & interaction with the wild type Barriers to trade Sleeper genes Intellectual property rights

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Identification of teratogens Differentiate into a variety of cells Easy to culture undifferentiated cells

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N. Embryonic Stem Cell Research Integration, function, survival and rejection Cell division limited once cells are differentiated Harvest and destruction of embryos Cost of research

Unit Assessment Activity A Model U.N.