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Background
Discoveries
Current Events
Pros and Cons
Ethical Implications
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This is all the DNA in an organism and its genes
What is genome
100
This is the number of biotechnology based products resulting from the Human Genome Project
What is 350
100
The NIH has just funded projects to research kidney disease, diabetes, heart disease, obesity, tuberculosis of this continent
What is Africa
100
Pro: This comes from the knowledge of DNA variations
What is the ways to treat and prevent diseases
100
In the future, you may be able to make you child inteligent or athletic through this
What is the ability to insert and change genes
200
This started in 1990 and finished in 2003
What is the Human Genome Project
200
The project has fueled the discovery of this many diseases
What is 1,800
200
A genome exhibit is soon to be set up in this famous museum. (hint: Washington D.C.)
What is the Smithsonian
200
Con: This is the fear of many people if health care companies can access your medical history through gene sequence decoding
What is confidentiality of your own genes and genetic information
200
This is a major possiblity by the studies of the Human Genome Project
What is the prevention and eradication of some diseases
300
These men described the double helix structure of DNA
Who is James Watson and Francis Crick
300
This is the number of genes found in the Human Body
What is 23,000
300
Scientists have found that this is linked with againg and cancer
What is are chromosomal abnormalities
300
Pro: This is the number of genetic tests available for human conditions.
What is 2,000
300
This is a scary, but possible scenario in the future that could affect the diversity of our nation
What is the formation of a "Master Race"
400
This is the reason the Human Genome Project began
What is to completely map and understand all genes of the human body
400
This is the number of base pairs that the Human Genome holds.
What is 3 billion
400
The Human Genome Project has showed that it can predict the success of one quitting this cancer-causing habit.
What is the probability of quitting smoking
400
Pro: These are now assessable by means of the human genome project.
What is health damage and risks caused by radition and toxins
400
This possibility would greatly help the common person with an illness
What is to develop personalized medicine, based on someone's DNA
500
These Institutes funded the Human Genome Project. Name 1 of the 2
What is the Department of Energy(DOE) and the National Institute of Health(NIH)
500
This mammal's genome has the most duplicated segments of DNA then any other mammal.
What is the Human Being
500
Recent studies have revealed the genomic connections of two cancers found in women.
What is Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer
500
Con: These can be patented which can lead to monopolies of certain gene test markets, etc.
What is Genes
500
This possibility could greatly help if a person is facing a psychological disorder of problem
What is the ablilty for scientists to acquire the behavior of a person (homosexuality, aggression, impulsivity, etc.)