By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Gene Therapy Weekly -- New research on Biotechnology - Cancer Gene Therapy is the subject of a report. According to news reporting out of Beaverton, Oregon, by NewsRx editors, research stated, “Students tend to be very interested in medical issues that affect them and their friends and family. Using cancer as a hook, the ART of Reproductive Medicine: Oncofertility curriculum (free, online, and NIH sponsored) has been developed to supplement the teaching of basic biological concepts and to connect biology and biomedical research.”
Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Oregon Health and Science University, “This approach allows integration of up-to-date information on cancer and cancer treatment, cell division, male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology, cryopreservation, fertility preservation, stem cells, ethics, and epigenetics into an existing biology curriculum. Many of the topics covered in the curriculum relate to other scientific disciplines, such as the latest developments in stem cell research including tissue bioengineering and gene therapy for inherited mitochondrial disease, how epigenetics occurs chemically to affect gene expression or suppression and how it can be passed down through the generations, and the variety of biomedical careers students could pursue. The labs are designed to be open-ended and inquiry-based, and extensions to the experiments are provided so that students can explore questions further. Case studies and ethical dilemmas are provided to encourage thoughtful discussion.”
According to the news editors, the research concluded: “In addition, each chapter of the curriculum includes links to scientific papers, additional resources on each topic, and NGSS alignment.”
For more information on this research see: New Approaches in Cancer Biology Can Inform the Biology Curriculum. American Biology Teacher , 2018;80(3):168-174. American Biology Teacher can be contacted at: Natl Assoc Biology Teachers Inc, 12030 Sunrise Valley Dr, #110, Reston, VA 20191, USA.
Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting L. Jones, Oregon Health Sciences University, ONPRC, Beaverton, OR 97006, United States. Additional authors for this research include D. Gordon and M. Zelinski.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1525/abt.2018.80.3.168. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-05-03), New Cancer Gene Therapy Study Findings Recently Were Reported by Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University (New Approaches in Cancer Biology Can Inform the Biology Curriculum), Gene Therapy Weekly, 55, ISSN: 1532-4583, BUTTER® ID: 015568539
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