Gene Therapy Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• gene therapy: medical technique involving the modification of genes to treat or prevent disease.
• somatic stem cell: stem cells that exist in the body after embryonic development.
• germline: type of gene therapy involving genetic modifications that can be inherited.
• somatic: type of gene therapy affecting only non-reproductive cells.
• inactivation: approach to gene therapy that involves turning off a mutated gene.
• stem cells: cells with the potential to develop into many different types of cells in the body.
• healthy: condition of a gene after successful gene therapy replacing a defective one.
• embryonic: stem cells derived from early-stage embryos.
• recombinant: type of dna technology that inspired gene therapy.
• disease: gene therapy aims to treat or prevent these conditions.
• replacement: approach to gene therapy involving replacing a mutated gene with a healthy one.
• anc80: enables the transfer of genes to the inaccessible outer hair cells when introduced into the cochlea.
• mutation: alteration in a dna sequence that gene therapy can potentially fix.
• vector: carrier used to deliver genes in gene therapy, often a virus.
• decibels: unit of measurement for sound, relevant in the context of restoring hearing through gene therapy.