Biotechnology and Disease Questions

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Q1. Explain why antibiotics are a useful treatment for bacterial diseases but ineffective against viral diseases.

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Q2. Briefly explain how STRs can be used to identify DNA from different individuals.

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Q3. Explain how a disease that starts in a small population, such as a family or a small village, can spread around the world within weeks or a few months.

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Q4. Explain the rational drug design

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Q5. Define the term ‘gene manipulation'

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Q6. State two purposes for which genetic screening might be carried out on a young adult.

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Q7. Explain why many effective anti-viral drugs cause damage to body cells.

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Q8. Explain how a new influenza strain can come into existence

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Q9. What would scientists be hoping to achieve by further investigations of the effects of a drug in human trials?

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Q10. State some ethical implications of genetic screening of newborn babies

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