BIOL 304 Assignment #6 Biology of Cancer

BIOL 304

Biology of Cancer

Assignment #6

1. What is recombinant DNA, and how is it used for genetic engineering?  

2. What are some of the methods used to determine genetic profiles?  

3. What is the difference between genomics and proteomics?  

4. Name 3 different types of screening methods for cancers and the type of cancer they detect. How does each work? 

5. What is the difference between a false negative and false positive? Include an explanation of how each relates to a cancer diagnosis in your response.  

6. What are at least 3 different types of surgical procedures used for removing cancers?  

7. What are 3 different types of radiation therapies used in cancer treatment? 

8. Name at least 3 different types of chemotherapeutic drugs and the types of cancers they are used to treat.

The assignment is attached as a document and the following are the discussion questions. Response doesn't need to be super long.

1.) Do you believe genetic engineering is beneficial or dangerous? Explain your response. 

2.)  Which DNA analysis technique do you think is most informative? Explain your response 

3.)  Which type of cancer treatment do you think is most effective? Explain your response.