What is stem cell therapy and what is gene therapy?
July 19th, 2018
- What is stem cell therapy and what is gene therapy?
GENERAL INFORMATION: This assignments is due Friday July 12th before midnight
- Save your assignment with your last name and the assignment name. For example “Smith Unit 7 Paper” and then upload your work by clicking Browse (items should be saved as .doc, .docx or .rtf).
- Answers to the prompts below should be written as a SINGLE ESSAY using formal, concise scientific language.
- Appropriate & reputable sources should be used.
- ALL assignments should be written in YOUR ORIGINAL WORDS and no more than 5% of your paper should be quotes. A paper that is not original and authored by you will result in a “0” grade
REQUIREMENTS :
- Please use this RUBRIC to ensure you are writing a comprehensive paper.
- Utilizing information in “The second coming of gene therapy,” “The super cell,” “Gene therapy could expand stem cell’ promise” and at least three appropriate additional sources (other than your text) , answer the following prompts:
- What is stem cell therapy and what is gene therapy?
- What problems have scientist encountered in the past while trying to use these technologies separately to treat diseases?
- How are combining these technologies helping to eliminate these problems?
- What are examples of diseases being treated with these combined therapies?
Other article of interest: Induced pluripotent stem cell