2.  Understand how biotechnology is used to affect living organisms  discuss the following aspects of biotechnology  1. specific genetic information available  2. careers  3. economic benefits to NC  4. Ethical Issues  5. Implications for agriculture

3. Which project is most likely to interest a scientist working at a biotechnology company?  A study and reconstruction of fossilized bones  B conservation of key species within ecosystems  C development of genetically modified corn plants  D prevention of sewage leaking into water supplies

4.  What is biotechnology?  Development of technologies and products using info about living things that help improve our lives and the health of our planet  What is technology?

5.  What are some careers in biotech?  Scientists  Lab Technician  Engineers  Corporate Professionals

6. Please include sources at the end or after each bullet point For one of these fields, Medicine, Agriculture, Genetics Research a biotech career and write  Category you chose  Name of career  What that career entails – when they go to work, what are they actually doing? ( 5 sentence paragraph)  Education/degree required  Average salary  Current research they are involved in (5 sent. Para)  Famous discovery in this field  3 colleges that have degrees in this

7.  How much money does NC make?  1.73 billion/yr — state and local taxes  How many people have jobs?  237,655 total jobs — direct & indirect  How much money do companies make?  $59 billion/yr — economic activity

8.  In the 1990s _________ was being wiped out.  Cotton could help provide ________ for humans.  Soybeans might be able to help scientists make __________.  Vaccines for the H1N1 virus can be made from _____.  Ag biotech has developed a rapid diagnostic test to help keep ________ healthy.  Any 1 fact you learned from the video

9.  Food is considered to be safe if it spoils before pathogens become dangerous  What can you do to delay pathogen growth?  Pasteurization  Low temperature (refrigeration and freezing)  Drying (removal of H 2 O)

10.  A gene from a _______ was put inside of tomatoes to make them freeze proof.  Adding genes, like vit A can make foods more _________.  Gene therapy is when a _______ gene is replaced with one that works properly.  Leukemia and Parkinson's have been treated using _________.  Studies done in the 1980’s said that GM food was _________.

11.  irradiation (UV, x-ray, gamma radiation)

12.  How is biotechnology used for good?  To make mass quantities of medicine (penicillin, insulin) (next slide)  Forensic testing (DNA in court cases)  Bioremediation (removing pollution from soil/water) Crime Scene Suspect 1 Suspect 2 Suspect 3 Suspect 4

13.  Scientists began to try to increase the amount of penicillin produced by P. C. bacteria, by irradiating it with X-rays and UV rays in order to induce mutations of this species. They succeeded and developed a mutant that produced 1000 times the amount of penicillin than Fleming’s original culture

14. http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/cloning/

15.  To make genetically modified food  In 2008, New Zealand researchers developed a tear-free onion through gene-silencing technology.  In 2008, American researchers developed a biotech carrot with 41 percent more calcium than conventional carrots.

16.  U.S. researchers announced the production of genetically engineered cattle that cannot develop prion proteins, which can result in the degenerative disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).

17.  What makes fertilizers a benefit to the farming industry?  A They increase the nutrients in the soil  B They increase the growth of helpful bacteria  C The decrease the chance of bacteria growing in the soil  D The decrease the chance of plants being eaten by insects

18.  Which is most likely responsible for the formation of cancer cells?  A an antibiotic  B a mutagen  C a bacterium  D a parasite

19.  Discover website – Home, April, Sidebar  http://discovermagazine.com/2013/april/16a- anti-gmo-efforts-us http://discovermagazine.com/2013/april/16a- anti-gmo-efforts-us  1. What does GMO stand for?  2. Why are about 90 percent of the corn, soy, and cotton grown in the U.S. genetically modified?  3. A handful of scientists speculate that genetically modified crops may be responsible for what in humans?  4. What has constantly spraying genetically modified crops with Roundup caused?  5. Write one 5 sentence paragraph arguing that GM foods should be allowed and one 5 sentence paragraph arguing that GM foods should be banned

20.  Journal question:  How do you feel about the EOG’s and why. Do they make you nervous, excited, etc? How do you normally do on the tests, and what are some strategies for success that you can start putting into place now?