Unit B2 (2103) Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Guidance for students: How does scientific knowledge contribute to decisions regarding the termination of pregnancies?
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to
- Explore the scientific evidence that contributes to the decision regarding the legality and age of termination of a foetus
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Unit B2 - Topic 2: Divide and Develop
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Describe the stages in the production of cloned animals, including Dolly the sheep: the introduction of a diploid nucleus from a mature cell into an egg cell, stimulation of the diploid nucleus to divide; discuss the risks associated with later embryonic development
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Unit B2:Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Discuss the ethics and health concerns of using growth factors to enhance performance in sport.
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Unit B2: Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Understanding how living things grow helps us to understand and treat medical problems arising at birth or later in life. Cells can differentiate to specific functions. In animals this differentiation arises from stem cells, but this ability is lost at an early stage. Scientists are beginning to understand the medical potential of stem cells. There is ample opportunity to discuss ethical issues associated with growth and development and genetic modification, as well as giving consideration to the potential of gene therapy.
Guidance for students: How does scientific knowledge contribute to decisions regarding the termination of pregnancies?; How can gene therapy help treat cancer sufferers?
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Explore the scientific evidence for the potential of stem cell research
- Understand that cells have a limit to the number of divisions they undergo; the Hayflick limit; stem cells and cancer cells have no Hayflick limit
- Understand that animal stem cells differentiate into all other types of cells, but lose this ability as the animal matures
- Explore the scientific evidence that contributes to the decision regarding the legality and age of termination of a foetus
- Discuss the potential benefits and ethical dilemmas posed by advances in genetic modification
- (Explain the potential of gene therapy for the relief of symptoms of inherited diseases such as cancer)
- Discuss whether gene therapy would prevent diseases being passed onto the next generation
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Unit B2: Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Understanding how living things grow helps us to understand and treat medical problems arising at birth or later in life.
Guidance for students: How does scientific knowledge contribute to decisions regarding the termination of pregnancies?
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Explore the scientific evidence that contributes to the decision regarding the legality and age of termination of a foetus
- Discuss whether gene therapy would prevent diseases being passed onto the next generation
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Unit B2: Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Understanding how living things grow helps us to understand and treat medical problems arising at birth or later in life.
Guidance for students: How does scientific knowledge contribute to decisions regarding the termination of pregnancies?
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Explore the scientific evidence that contributes to the decision regarding the legality and age of termination of a foetus
- Discuss whether gene therapy would prevent diseases being passed onto the next generation
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Unit B2: Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Understanding how living things grow helps us to understand and treat medical problems arising at birth or later in life.
Guidance for students: How does scientific knowledge contribute to decisions regarding the termination of pregnancies?
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Explore the scientific evidence that contributes to the decision regarding the legality and age of termination of a foetus
- Discuss whether gene therapy would prevent diseases being passed onto the next generation
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Unit B2: Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Understanding how living things grow helps us to understand and treat medical problems arising at birth or later in life.
Guidance for students: How does scientific knowledge contribute to decisions regarding the termination of pregnancies?
Learning objectives: human intervention can manipulate the outcome of reproduction.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Explore the scientific evidence that contributes to the decision regarding the legality and age of termination of a foetus
- Discuss whether gene therapy would prevent diseases being passed onto the next generation
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Unit B2: Topic 2 - Divide and Develop
Understanding how living things grow helps us to understand and treat medical problems arising at birth or later in life. Cells can differentiate to specific functions. In animals this differentiation arises from stem cells, but this ability is lost at an early stage. Scientists are beginning to understand the medical potential of stem cells. There is ample opportunity to discuss ethical issues associated with growth and development and genetic modification, as well as giving consideration to the potential of gene therapy.
Glossary: Embryo, foetus, genetic modification, selective breeding, stem cells.
Learning outcomes: Students will be assessed on their ability to;
- Explore the scientific evidence for the potential of stem cell research
- Understand that cells have a limit to the number of divisions they undergo; the Hayflick limit; stem cells and cancer cells have no Hayflick limit
- Understand that animal stem cells differentiate into all other types of cells, but lose this ability as the animal matures
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