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Antibodies - Answer -proteins developed by the immune system that recognize specific
molecules (antigens)

Applied science - Answer -the practice of utilizing scientific knowledge for practical
purposes, including the manufacture of a product

Bioethics - Answer -the study of decision-making as it applies to moral decisions that
have to be made because of advances in biology, medicine, and technology

Biotechnology - Answer -the study and manipulation of living things or their component
molecules, cells, tissues, or organs

CDC - Answer -abbreviation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; national
research center for developing and applying disease prevention and control,
environmental health, and health promotion and education activities to improve public
health

Control - Answer -experimental trial added to an experiment to ensure that the
experiment was run properly; see positive control and negative control

Cystic fibrosis (CF) - Answer -genetic disorder that clogs the respiratory and digestive
systems with mucus

DNA ligase - Answer -an enzyme that binds together disconnected strands of a DNA
molecule

E. coli - Answer -a rod-shaped bacterium native to the intestines of mammals;
commonly used in genetics and biotechnology

EPA - Answer -abbreviation for the Environmental Protection Agency; the federal
agency that enforces environmental laws including the use and production of
microorganisms, herbicides, pesticides, and genetically modified microorganisms

FDA - Answer -abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration; the federal agency
that regulates the use and production of food, feed, food additives, veterinary drugs,
human drugs, and medical devices

,Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) - Answer -organisms that contain DNA from
another organism and produce new proteins encoded on the acquired DNA

Hypothesis - Answer -an educated guess to answer a scientific question; should be
testable

Molecular biology - Answer -the study of molecules that are found in cells

Moral - Answer -a conviction or justifiable position, having to do with whether something
is considered right or wrong

Negative control - Answer -a group of data lacking what is being tested so as to give
expected negative results

NIH - Answer -abbreviation for National Institutes of Health; the federal agency that
funds and conducts biomedical research

Pharmaceutical - Answer -relating to drugs developed for medical use

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) - Answer -a technique that involves copying short
pieces of DNA and then making millions of copies in a short time

Positive control - Answer -a group of data that will give predictable positive results

Proteases - Answer -proteins whose function is to break down other proteins

Pure science - Answer -scientific research whose main purpose is to enrich the
scientific knowledge base

Reagent - Answer -chemical used in an experiment

Recombinant DNA (rDNA) - Answer -DNA created by combining DNA from two or more
sources

Recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology - Answer -cutting and recombining DNA
molecules

Research and development (R&D) - Answer -refers to the early stages in product
development that include discovery of the structure and function of a potential product
and initial small-scale production

Therapeutic - Answer -an agent that is used to treat diseases or disorders

, t-PA - Answer -short for tissue plasminogen activator; one of the first genetically
engineered products to be sold; a naturally occurring enzyme that breaks down blood
clots and clears blocked blood vessels

USDA - Answer -abbreviation for United States Department of Agriculture; the federal
agency that regulates the use and production of plants, plant products, plant pests,
veterinary supplies and medications, and genetically modified plants and animals

Variable - Answer -anything that can vary in an experiment; the independent variable is
tested in an experiment to see its effect on dependent variables

Antibiotics - Answer -Molecular agents derived from fungi and/or bacteria that impede
the growth and survival of some other microorganisms

Biochemistry - Answer -The study of chemical reactions occurring in living things

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Answer -Nation research center to
improve public health

Clinical trials - Answer -A strict series of tests that evaluates the effectiveness and
safety of a medical treatment

Cloning - Answer -Method of asexual reproduction that produces identical organisms

Concentration - Answer -The amount of a substance as a proportion of another
substance

Cystic Fibrosis - Answer -Genetic disorder that clogs the respiratory and digestive
system with mucus

Data - Answer -Information gathered by documentation

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) - Answer -A double stranded helical molecule that stores
genetic information for the production of proteins

Diabetes - Answer -A disorder affecting the uptake of sugar by cells due to inadequate
insulin production or ineffective use of insulin

E.coli - Answer -A rod-shaped bacterium native to the intestines of mammals;
commonly used in genetics researched and by biotechnology companies for the
development of products

Efficacy - Answer -The ability to yield a desired result or demonstrate that a product
does what it claims to do

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