HC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Bioluminescence, Avian Malaria, Moodle
13 Oct 2016
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Related to 1+ of 10 discipline areas. Research paper well structured & use a recognized citation style. Creative platform will be prezi or powerpoint. Can include creative writing, photos, movie or sound clips. Which means is best for your ideas. Answer the prompt, don"t just look impressive. Gene therapy - experimental treatment, involves introducing genetic material into a person"s cells to fight or prevent disease. Viral vector - introduce through a virus. Non-viral vectors - less risky, less effective. 1st trial on a 4 year old girl with ada, immune deficiency disease, could not live a normal life, lacks a key enzyme, viral exposure carrying normal genes, needed follow up. Severe combined immunodeficiency disease: only disease cured by gene therapy thus far, no means of defense against infection. Diseases being studied for gene therapy: cancer, aids, cystic fibrosis, parkinson"s, alzheimer"s, als, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, muscular dystrophy, infectious diseases. Use genes to destroy or revert cancer cells.
