Cornell Notes

Topic/Objective: Unit 7 Biotechnology and Ethics

Name: Maria Ruiz Sanchez

Class/Period: 5
Date: March 7 March 11, 2016

Essential Question: How have advances in scientific understanding created new ethical considerations in regards
to bio engineering organisms?
Questions:
Cancer
Gather information
and write a paper
on stem cells.
(DOK4)
What causes
cancer? (DOK1)
How would you
summarize
Toxicology? (DOK2)
Toxin
Factors affecting
Toxicity

Chronic Exposure
Acute Toxicity
Stem cells
Reproductive
Cloning
Molecular Cloning
Applications
What facts you
select to support
the idea that too
much of something
can kill you/harm
you? (DOK3)
Types of Cloning
What are the
differences and
similarities

Notes:
Rapid uncontrollable growth and h of cells.
Cancer cells have lost the ability to control their own
production and growth
*Genetics: Certain genes or DNA can make a person
more susceptible to cancer
*Environmental Triggers: Factors such as pollution,
smoke, diet, too much sunlight, etc...
*Overall Health: Leading an unhealthy lifestyle can
help lead to cancer.
*Random: Sometimes we just dont know
Substance that can cause injury to the health of a living thing
on contact or absorption.
Dosage: amount and frequency ~
The chemical or physical form of the substance. ~
The mode of entry into the body ~
Body weight and physiological conditions of the victim,
including age and sex. ~
The time period of exposure~
The presence of other chemicals in the body or in the dose.
~
Exposure over a long period of time
Effects almost immediately
Self-renewal (copying) = ^1 stem cell
Differentiation (specializing) = ^4 specialized cells.

Used to make 2 identical individuals

Very difficult to do
Illegal to do on humans
Used to study what a gene does.
Routine in biology labs
Loss of function
Reporter Gene
Lineage Tracing
Recombinant DNA Technology

Reproductive Cloning
Therapeutic Cloning

between
Reproductive
Cloning and
Therapeutic
Cloning? (DOK3)
Summary: Cancer is a disease that kills millions each year because there is no cure. In class, we read a quote by
Paracelsus that was basically stating that too much of anything can harm or even kill you. I agree with this quote
because consuming too much of anything can lead to serious consequences. For example, drinking too much
water can cause the level of salt, or sodium in your blood to drop too low. It is very serious and can be fatal. As
you can see, even the things that we consider healthy can harm us.