modern period

Question 1

what is hereditary disease?

Answer 1

disease passed down through dna and genes

Question 2

what is a magic bullet?

Answer 2

a chemical drug that kills specific germs without harming the rest of your body

Question 3

what is an example of a magic bullet?

Answer 3

penicillin 1928

Question 4

what treatments are there to get rid of lung cancer?

Answer 4

surgery
radiotherapy
chemotherapy
immunotherapy

Question 5

sum up the discovery of dna

Answer 5

franklin printed out a photo of dna
watson and frick stole it and discovered dna structure

Question 6

sum up the discovery of penicillin

Answer 6

fleming found mould that killed bacteria
identified it as penicillin
he didn’t persue any more
f&c discovered flemings work and tested it and sold it to drug compnies

Question 7

when was the human genome project launched?

Answer 7

1990

Question 8

who launched the human genome project?

Answer 8

james watson

Question 9

what did the human genome project discover?

Answer 9

they discovered reasoning for hereditary disease

Question 10

who were the individuals involved in the discovery of penicillin?

Answer 10

fleming florey and chain

Question 11

who were the key individuals in the discovery of dna?

Answer 11

franklin watson and crick

Question 12

what diagnostic machines were discovered in the modern period?

Answer 12

1940 ultrasound scans
1960 blood sugar monitors
1970 ct and mri scans

Question 13

when was the nhs launched?

Answer 13

1948

Question 14

what tech advancements have the nhs made?

Answer 14

ct scan
microsurgery
keyhole surgery
robotic surgery