Genetic Engineering: MAKING CHANGES IN THE GENETIC CODES AND DNA OF ORGANISMS
CRISPR : A COLLECTION OF DNA SEQUENCES AND ENZYMES THAT HELPS EDIT TARGETED GENE SEQUENCES.
Optimum: MOST CONDUCTIVE TO A FAVORABLE OUTCOME
Huntington's Disease: A HEREDITARY DISEASE MARKED BY DEGENERATION OF THE BRAIN CELLS AND CAUSING CHOREA AND PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIA.
Cas 9: AN ENZYME THAT CAN CUT THROUGH DNA SEQUENCES
gRNA: THE RNA THAT LEADS CAS 9 TO ITS TARGET SEQUENCE
Germline: THE GROUP OF DNA SEQUENCES AND GENES PASSED DOWN THROUGH SEX CELLS
Embryos: UNBORN CHILDREN THAT ARE STILL DEVELOPING
Somatic Gene Therapy: GENE EDITING THAT ONLY EFFECTS THE INDIVIDUAL IT IS BEING DONE ON. IT ISN'T PASSED DOWN TO OFFSPRING.
Moratorium: A TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF AN ACTIVITY UNTIL IT'S DECLARED LEGAL OR SAFE.
CRISPR : A COLLECTION OF DNA SEQUENCES AND ENZYMES THAT HELPS EDIT TARGETED GENE SEQUENCES.
Optimum: MOST CONDUCTIVE TO A FAVORABLE OUTCOME
Huntington's Disease: A HEREDITARY DISEASE MARKED BY DEGENERATION OF THE BRAIN CELLS AND CAUSING CHOREA AND PROGRESSIVE DEMENTIA.
Cas 9: AN ENZYME THAT CAN CUT THROUGH DNA SEQUENCES
gRNA: THE RNA THAT LEADS CAS 9 TO ITS TARGET SEQUENCE
Germline: THE GROUP OF DNA SEQUENCES AND GENES PASSED DOWN THROUGH SEX CELLS
Embryos: UNBORN CHILDREN THAT ARE STILL DEVELOPING
Somatic Gene Therapy: GENE EDITING THAT ONLY EFFECTS THE INDIVIDUAL IT IS BEING DONE ON. IT ISN'T PASSED DOWN TO OFFSPRING.
Moratorium: A TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF AN ACTIVITY UNTIL IT'S DECLARED LEGAL OR SAFE.