Practice Preventing Unintended Consequences Or Bioterrorism (5.1) - Future Trends and Ethical Considerations in Genetic Engineering

Practice: Preventing unintended consequences or bioterrorism

Lesson 5.1Future Trends and Ethical Considerations in Genetic Engineering

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Question 1.
What is biosecurity?
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Think about why safety matters in labs.
Question 2.
Define genetic kill-switch.
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What do you activate when something goes wrong?
3Question 3.
What is the purpose of a genetic kill-switch?
- To enhance the growth rate of GMOs
- To deactivate GMOs if necessary
- To track genetic modifications
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What do we want to happen if things go wrong?
4Question 4.
True or False: Traceable edits help in identifying the genetic changes made to an organism.
- True
- False
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Think about following a trail—what does it lead you to?
Question 5.
Design a hypothetical genetic organism equipped with a kill-switch and outline how the kill-switch would operate in case of an emergency.
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Consider what conditions would be signals to deactivate.
Question 6.
Analyze the potential risks of not implementing traceable edits in a scenario involving genetically modified crops.
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What kind of problems could arise from organisms that have unclear genetic histories?

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