Genetic engineering

Today we're going to complete the second last section of the Biology course.  Answer the following questions in your books -

1. Describe briefly how plants AND animals can be cloned - http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/geneticvariation/reproductionrev3.shtml
2. Why might people want to clone farm animals (make sure you mention the point about farm animals)?  - http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/tech/cloning/whyclone/
3. What are plasmids and what kind of living things have them? - http://www.answers.com/topic/plasmid
4. Look at the diagram below.  How are plasmids different from normal DNA in Bacteria? 

                   
5.  How can plasmids be used to make medicine from Bacteria?-http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/aqa/geneticvariation/reproductionrev5.shtml

6. Watch the following video.  What are the advantages and disadvantages or genetic engineering like this? Come up with at least one of each and write them down.

7. What other genetically modified organisms exist? - Name and explain two others from this site - http://www.smashinglists.com/10-mutant-and-genetically-modified-organisms/

8. What is golden rice? What problem could it solve? - http://www.goldenrice.org/Content3-Why/why3_FAQ.html

HOMEWORK
Watch this longer video at home, and bring in a summary of one benefit or golden rice and one issue some groups ahve with it.

Finally, try any of these activities - http://nature.ca/genome/04/041/041_e.cfm