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SBI4U Conversation
Assessment for Learning Biotechnology & Ethics
For this assessment, you will research 1 method in biotechnology. You will then complete a conversation
with your teacher about the topic.
PLEASE NOTE: You may not discuss the same topic that you will cover in your Course Culminating
Project (CCP).
Medicine Example
Human Gene Therapy Somatic and germline genetic engineering for treating or curing genetic diseases such
as cystic fibrosis, haemophilia, muscular dystrophy, sickle cell anemic, or diabetes.
Recombinant
Pharmaceuticals
Production of insulin, human growth hormone (hGH), or blood clotting factors.
Vaccines Genetically engineering viruses that can still confer immunity, but lack the infectious
sequences.
Antisense Therapy The development of antisense drugs to treat cancers, diabetes, asthma, arthritis,
HIV/AIDS, high cholesterol, or hemorrhagic fever viruses.
Agriculture/Industry Example
Genetically modified
foods/transgenic crops
Genetically modifying foods or crops to be drought, temperature, or insect resistant.