1. In the past 30 years, gene therapy has beenâ¦
a. used to cure only a handful of diseases
b. used to cure 100s of diseases
c. incredibly successful
d. safe for all patients treated
2. What is special about the viruses used by researchers to introduce genes into human cells?
a. they naturally insert DNA into their host cell's genome
b. they are larger than most other viruses
c. they normally carry human genes that are likely to cause genetic disease
d. they only infect cells that are diseased
3. What is required for gene therapy to work? (Choose ALL correct answers)
[] the introduced gene must be expressed in the correct cells
[] the introduced gene must be expressed in the correct amount
[] the introduced gene must be expressed at the correct time
[] the introduced gene must be expressed in ALL cells
1. In the past 30 years, gene therapy has beenâ¦
| a. | used to cure only a handful of diseases |
| b. | used to cure 100s of diseases |
| c. | incredibly successful |
| d. | safe for all patients treated |
2. What is special about the viruses used by researchers to introduce genes into human cells?
| a. | they naturally insert DNA into their host cell's genome |
| b. | they are larger than most other viruses |
| c. | they normally carry human genes that are likely to cause genetic disease |
| d. | they only infect cells that are diseased |
3. What is required for gene therapy to work? (Choose ALL correct answers)
| [] | the introduced gene must be expressed in the correct cells |
| [] | the introduced gene must be expressed in the correct amount |
| [] | the introduced gene must be expressed at the correct time |
| [] | the introduced gene must be expressed in ALL cells |
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