(Optional) Identify the effects of innovations in biotechnology.

Identification could include, but is not limited to,

• the improvement and development of vaccines
• the use of gene therapy
• advances in organ transplantation
• tissue engineering
• the advancement and use of artificial joints, limbs, and other prosthetic devices.

Process/Skill Questions:

• How has the field of biotechnology affected the treatment of genetic diseases?
• What recent advances have been made in joint replacements due to biotechnology?
• How has biotechnology nearly eliminated certain diseases?
• What recent advances have been made in orthopedic surgeries due to biotechnology?
• What recent advances have been made in the treatment of cancer due to biotechnology?
• Which organs have been successfully engineered using biotechnology?