Eugenics (Practice for Week 5) Flashcards
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What does CRISPR stand for?
Clustered Regular Inter-spaced Short Palindromic Repeats
Give three examples of the implications for CRISPR
Correct gene defects, treat/prevent the spread of diseases, improve crop yields
Explain Cas9
Cas9 is a protein that is part of CRISPR and functions like a pair of molecular scissors. It binds crRNA and tracrRNA, which then leads it to the cutting site
Who created a fake Craig’s List article looking for a genetic engineer to help him get away with a crime?
Josiah Zayner
What did Josiah Zayner regret doing in October of 2017?
injecting CRISPR into himself on a Facebook Livestream
What is biohacking?
the activity of exploiting genetic material experimentally without regard to accepted ethical standards, or for criminal purposes.
Give three subcategories of biohacking
Nutrigenomics, DIY biology, and Grinders
What is phrenology?
the detailed study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental abilities.
Give three examples of what phrenology determined
Destructiveness, self-esteem, and secretiveness
What does eugenics literally mean?
eu=good genics=birth
What does eugenics mean?
the promotion of increasing birth rates among those deemed desirable while decreasing the rates among those deemed idiots or less desirable
Who did the holocaust actually start with?
disabled children
What did Hitler refer to for some of the forced sterilizations and institutionalization?
California’s Eugenics Laws
Who was the Chinese scientist that gene edited embryos?
He Jiankui
What is considered surprising about the Bucks v. Bell case?
It was never overturned.
How did so many women (mostly Mexican women) in east Los Angeles become sterilized?
they would sign papers that would have an agreement to do so in the fine print
Why was Carrie Buck considered “feeble minded” aside from the fact that her biological mother was institutionalized?
She had a baby out of wedlock due to being raped.
Give two examples of well known people who were eugenicists.
Helen Keller & Alexander Graham Bell
What does “tracr” in tracrRNA stand for?
Trans-activating crRNA
What is PAM protospacer adjacent motifs?
the 2-6 base pairs that follows the DNA region targeted by the CRISPR system
Where was CRISPR first observed?
Streptococcus thermophilus
What was the previous gene editing technology called?
TALENS
