Slide 1 DESIGNER BABIES By Soraya and Hayley Slide 2 WHAT ARE DESIGNER BABIES? Slide 3  Designer Babies are genetically engineered to change their features such as; their…

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* Mutation Dan Graur * From an evolutionary viewpoint, a mutation is a DNA sequence in the germline that differs from its counterparts in somatic cells, and which is passed…

GENE THERAPY By Sam Lai and Meng Lee Gene Therapy Introduction : What is it? Gene Therapy : A Closer Look How much did you learn?! Case Study : SCID Model for Gene Therapy…

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Day Date Reading Topic Th 11/28 no class â Thanksgiving Break T 12/3 Ch. 12 more on Neurogenesis Th 12/5 Ch. 9 The Saga of the Germ Line T 12/10 more on Reproduction quiz…

DNA Damage and Repair An Overview Because each cell contains only one or two copies of its DNA, the DNA sequence is highly protected from harm. DNA is a relatively stable…

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V5: Cell differentiation Cantone & Fisher, Nature Struct Mol Biol. 20, 292 (2013) Complex genomes can generate a range of different cell types in a highly ordered and…

Chap. 24 Cancer Topics Tumor Cells and the Onset of Cancer The Genetic Basis of Cancer Cancer and Misregulation of Growth Regulatory Pathways Cancer and Mutation of Cell…