Cambridge AS & A Level Biology
19.2Genetic technology applied to medicine
Genetic technology applied to medicine in Cambridge AS & A Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 19.2.1Explain the advantages of recombinant human proteins: insulin, factor VIII and adenosine deaminase.
- 19.2.2Outline the advantages of genetic screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2, Huntington's disease and cystic fibrosis.
- 19.2.3Outline gene therapy for SCID and inherited eye diseases.
- 19.2.4Discuss the social and ethical considerations of genetic screening and gene therapy.
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Gene therapy: adding working alleles to cells
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Genetic screening and genetic counselling
40 min
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Producing human insulin and other recombinant proteins
35 min
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