Asepects of Gene Therapy Crossword Puzzle

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QUESTIONS LIST: gene therapy: introduction of genes into existing cells, ashanti desilva: became a healthy adult with an immune system that was able to fight off most infections, germ line: type of gene therapy which therapeutic genes transferred into germ cells, somatic cell: type of gene therapy which therapeutic genes transferred into somatic cells, in vivo: direct delivery of genes into the cells of a particular tissue in the body, in situ: where the carrier of the gene is injected to the patient either intravenously or directly to the tissues, ex vivo: where the patients' cells are cultured in the laboratory, the new genes are infused in to the cells and modified genes are administered back to the patient, gene gun: employs a high-pressure delivery system to shoot tissue wild gold or tungsten particles that are coated with dna, microinjection: normally performed under a specialized optical microscope setup called a micromanipulator, lipofection: a technique used to inject genetic materials into a cell by means of liposomes, gene augmentation: most common form of gene therapy, gene inhibition: done to block the overproduction of some protieins, hemophilia: one of the genetic disorders, starts with h, albinism: one of the genetic disorders, starts with a, carol kruse: a professor of neurosurgery and member of the jonsson cancer center and the ucla brain research institute led the research on breast cancer, breast cancer: it is the most common form of cancer in women, scid: an abbreviation to the deficiency of adenosine deaminase enzyme, cystic fibrosis: one of the genetic disorders, starts with c and f, cancers: one of the acquired diseases, transgenesis: it is what is called to the human genes microinjected to farm animals