The 20th Century - Present Day Flashcards

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What had Britain and the world accepted about germs by 1900?

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That germs were the scientific cause of disease.

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What had we not discovered by the start of 1900?

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How diseases can be passed down through generations of people (hereditary disease)

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What further things were doctors interested in regarding the cause of illness?

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How disease can be stored in the body from birth.

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What did Archibald Garrod theorise in 1902?

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Missing chemical pathways in the body

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5
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Who discovered DNA in 1953?

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James Watson and Francis Crick.

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What project was launched in 1990?

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The human genome project.

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What does detailed understanding of DNA allow?

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Allows us to find out if we are born with the likelihood of disease (e.g. Huntington’s) and in the long-term will allow us to cure these diseases with gene therapy.

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Why do doctors take an interest in lifestyle factors like diet and exercise?

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A good lifestyle can limit the chances of certain mutations that cause cancer and keeps our vital organs (e.g. heart and liver) healthy.

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