Genetic Engineering by Ethan Cha https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t Health Issues and Ability Enhancement en-us 2018-03-08 15:09:14 UTC 2024-11-12 23:53:06 UTC hello@padlet.com Gene Therapy ejcu4 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/239696984
  • Correction of genetic defect or to ease the symptoms of a genetic disease
  • Replace a defective gene with a regular copy of the same gene to redevelop its function

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  • CRISPR is a sequence of DNA that can be modify to edit genes. 
  • CRISPR-cas9 system is a revolutionary method of gene editing.
  • It has made gene editing significantly cheaper and less time consuming.
  • CRISPR works on most living organisms and living organism.
  • It allows for precise gene editing. 
  • NOTE: THE CRISPR-cas9 system is still in development.

    • ]]>     2018-03-09 02:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/239994765     Putting Malaria To An End wck7 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/239995302 The CRISPR-CAS9 system is a new way of gene editing. It can precisely edit a section of an organism's gene. As mentioned in the video, we can theoretically edit the genes of a mosquito to carry anti-malaria gene and reproduce with other mosquitoes to prevent the further spread of malaria. ]]> 2018-03-09 02:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/239995302 HOW DOES GENETIC MODIFICATION ENHANCE THE ABILITIES OF LIVING ORGANISMS? wck7 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/240691243 2018-03-12 04:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/240691243 CAN GENETIC MODIFICATION SOLVE HEALTH ISSUES? wck7 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/240691400 2018-03-12 04:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/240691400 Genetic Engineering in Athletes ejcu4 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/240861017
  • Injury prevention and safety in athletes
  • Line between natural and artificial body parts will become less clear.

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    • Kurzgesagt, director. Genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria. YouTube genetic Engineering and Diseases – Gene Drive & Malaria, YouTube, 21 Sept. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnzcwTyr6cE.
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    • Stein, Rob. “Scientists Precisely Edit DNA In Human Embryos To Fix A Disease Gene.” NPR, NPR, 2 Aug. 2017, www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/02/540975224/scientists-precisely-edit-dna-in-human-embryos-to-fix-a-disease-gene.
    • Petechuk, David, and Brian Cobb. "Gene therapy." The Gale Encyclopedia of Science, edited by K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, 5th ed., Gale, 2014. Science in Context, Accessed 6 Mar. 2018.
    • Rochman, Bonnie, and Jessica Cussins. "TMI? The Gene Machine: How Genetic Technologies Are Changing the Way We Have Kids--and the Kids We Have." Issues in Science and Technology, vol. 34, no. 2, 2018, p. 86+. General Science Collection, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A526052225/PPGS?u=ahsmedia&sid=PPGS&xid=077c33c9. Accessed 6 Mar. 2018.
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    • Sanders, Margaret. “Genetic Modification: Disease Prevention or Future Disaster?” Medium, Medium Corporation, 28 Mar. 2017, medium.com/fhsaplang/genetic-modification-disease-prevention-or-future-disaster-32b86a27cbd2.

    How does genetic modification enhance the abilities of living organisms?
    • Ronald, Pamela C. "PLANT GENETICS, ECOLOGICALLY BASED FARMING AND THE FUTURE OF FOOD." The Geographical Review, vol. 107, no. 4, 2017, p. 559+. General Science Collection, http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A514097686/PPGS?u=ahsmedia&sid=PPGS&xid=d2cd7162. Accessed 6 Mar. 2018.

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    • “Will Genetic Cyber-Athletes Come to Dominate Sports?” Genetic Literacy Project, 12 Jan. 2018, geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/06/23/will-genetic-cyber-athletes-come-to-dominate-sports/.
    • Flood, Rebecca. “China Unveils Gene Technology to Create SUPERHUMANS with Hyper-Muscular Test-Tube Dogs.” Express.co.uk, Express.co.uk, 18 July 2017, www.express.co.uk/news/world/828981/China-genetic-engineering-super-soldiers-dogs.

    ]]>     2018-03-16 01:30:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/242645873     Gene insertions wck7 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/242651206
  • There has been lab bred mice that were inserted with IGF-1, which cause rapid muscle growth. Those mice now are nicknamed Schwarzenegger mice.
  •  MGF (Mechano-growth factor) is a gene that is responsible for muscle production after exercise. The levels of MGF decline as we age, which is what cause our loss of muscle age we grow older. Insertion of a certain gene MGF (Mechano-growth factor) can keep our body fit even after aging.
  • These “enchantments” are only in the testing stage and can cause side effects and other unpredictable effects, whether short or long term, or even fatal.
  • Genetic enhancement in plants are easier than in more complex organisms such as humans.
  • At a 1964 winter Olympics a cross country skier from Finland who won multiple medals was later discovered to have a genetic mutation that cause him increase his production of red blood cells, because his body was not able to turn off the EPO production. That allowed him to increase his capacity for aerobic exercise. There have been athletes that used synthetic drugs to mimic the effects of increased red blood cell production.

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    • nearly undetectable
    • "Genetic doping"
    • there is no line between Gene Therapy and Genetic Enhancement 
    • Studies on animals show they are able to 
      • regulate energy metabolism
      • alter blood flow to the tissues
      • modify pain perception
      • post-pone sexual developmen
    • This is possible if the gene editing is able to be transferred to humans

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  • Enhances already existing abilities
  • Modifying myostatin levels allow organisms to build more muscle mass
  • Altering the PPAR-Delta gene allowed the mice to running twice as far as normal mice

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  • China reveals experiments done on a dog giving it double the muscle mass of a normal dog
  • This could be translated to humans and potentially create "super soldiers"
  • This information on a potential spike in China's military power is threatening to other countries 

    • ]]>     2018-03-16 02:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/242655310     Possible diseases that can be cured from gene editing. wck7 https://padlet.com/ejcu4/dpnzhdx4xa5t/wish/242659131 According to Eric S. Lander a professor at MIT, Harvard Medical School, and the founding director of The Broad Institute.
    • HIV- Physicians could delete the CCR5 gene in a patient’s immune system cells, which confer the resistance of HIV. It is carried by 1% of the U.S. population lacking functional copies of this gene.
    • Blindness- Deactivating a variant of a gene within the retinal cells of the eye could stop a few types of progressive or inherited blindness.
    • Hemophilia- A blood disorder that has difficulty creating clots that stop bleeding. Lander suggests that editing the blood stem cells, people could be cured of hemophilia.
    • Overall there are endless possibilities to what could be cured with genetic editing, insertion, etc.
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  • UNICEF estimates 3% of the 255 babies that are born every minute have a genetic disorder.
  • Researching are studying how genetic modifications can edit the genes in human embryos.
  • The goal is to prevent genetic disorders from being passed down from one generation to the next, by modifying the gene of an embryo.
  • Many think of this practice as becoming inhumane and unethical, because of human manipulation of traits that are more of based from preferred traits rather that natural heredity.
  • “Genetic modification of human embryos should be utilized in disease prevention”-Margaret Sanders
  • The modification of genes in human embryos is illegal in 22 countries around the world. 

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