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Health and Medicine

Stem Cells

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Years 9 and 10                                                                                       

Gene Therapy

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Years 9 and 10                                                                                       &

Genetic Disorders

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Years 9 and 10                                                                                       &

Reproductive Technologies

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Years 9 and 10                                                                                       

Producing Human Products

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Year 9 and 10
Required Knowledge: Little                                                                             &nbs

Antibiotics

Overview

Recommended Year Level: No Year Recommended                                                                                      &n

Fighting Infectious Diseases

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Years 9 and 10
Required Knowledge: Some understanding of biological terms and processes
Duration: 10 minutes

Biotechnology is used extensively in the study of emerging infectious diseases. These diseases are:

Human Uses

Overview     

Recommended Year Level: Years 9 and 10
Required Knowledge: Some existing knowledge required
Duration: 1 x 50 minute lesson
 

Biotechnology is leading the way to a new era in health care, with the development of better methods for detecting, preventing and treating disease. Biotechnology techniques, such as DNA profiling, are also proving enormously useful in other areas of human life, e.g. forensic science and identification.

Health and Medicine

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Year 10                                                                                        &n

Gold

Overview

Recommended Year Level: Year 10                                                                                        &n