Applications of Cell Technology

Question 1

Which technologies made it possible to maintain a controlled environment for cell cultures?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

incubator

Question 2

How do organ cultures differ from cell cultures?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They can keep organ tissue alive for transplantation.

Question 3

What is a difference between therapeutic cloning and reproductive cloning?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Reproductive cloning produces a living organism, and therapeutic cloning does not.

Question 4

What do cell and organ cultures have in common? Check all that apply

Revolt · Accepted Answer

They can be used to produce vaccines.; They can be used to determine the response of tissue to drugs.; They can be used to produce hormones.

Question 5

The newest trend in personal health is the banking of umbilical cord blood to preserve a baby’s stem cells. Parents are banking the blood in case their children later develop a disease that can be treated with stem cells. Which statements represent ethical issues that might be associated with banking this blood in private banks instead of public? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Blood is unavailable for public use in an emergency.; Ownership of the blood may be taken out of the hands of the parents through complex consent forms.; Laws governing private blood banks are inconsistent.; The chances that an individual will need the stored blood are low, but the chances that the blood will match someone else in need are high.; Private banks may be profiting on parents’ emotions at the time of a baby’s birth.

Question 6

The development of which type of microscope made it possible to create high-resolution, three-dimensional images of living cells?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

confocal microscope

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