Gene Therapy/mRNA Technology
To replace, repair, or correct faulty genes causing disease.
What is the Main Goal Of Gene Therapy?
This term describes designing or redesigning living organisms to perform new functions.
What is synthetic biology?
This part of the cell contains DNA
What is the nucleus?
Who is Charles Darwin?
The mascot of Johns Hopkins University
The most widely known gene editing tool that cuts DNA at specific sequences
What is CRISPR-Cas9?
Concerns include unintended ecological impacts, bioterrorism risks, and debates about “playing God.”
What are ethical concerns of synthetic biology?
This molecule carries genetic information in living organisms
What is DNA?
A change or mistake in DNA
What is a mutation?
Johns Hopkins' current university president.
Who is Ronald Daniels?
Messenger
What does the m in mRNA stand for?
By engineering microbes to produce biofuels and biodegradable plastics.
How can synthetic biology help reduce dependence on fossil fuels?
the "powerhouse of the cell"
What is the mitochondrion?
Humans have this many pair of chromosomes.
What are 23 pairs?
Hopkins was the first ______ university in the US
What is research?
Gene therapy targets and fixes the root genetic cause of a disease, while traditional drugs often only manage symptoms.
How is gene therapy is different from traditional drug treatment.
This term describes organisms whose genomes have been modified using synthetic biology tools
What are GMOs or genetically modified organisms?
This process describes how cells divide to make identical copies of themselves
What is mitosis?
These diagrams use letters like “Pp” or “rr” to predict how traits are passed on.
What are Punnett squares?
The name of the engineering school at Johns Hopkins
What is the Whiting School of Engineering?
Risks include immune reactions, off-target effects, ethical concerns, and difficulties delivering genes safely into cells.
What is one challenge or risk involved with in vivo gene editing?
Small circular pieces of DNA used to introduce new genes into bacteria.
What are plasmids?
The liquid inside a cell that holds the organelles
What is the cytoplasm?
The physical expression of a trait, like eye color or height, is referred to as ______.
What is phenotype?
This major was listed as the most popular bachelor degree at Hopkins
What is Molecular & Cellular Biology?