In the case of John Moore, whose excised spleen was used by UCLA researchers to establish patented cells lines and
ultimately commercially valuable products, the California Supreme Court ruled in 1990 that _____.
a. patients are entitled to property rights over cells or tissues removed from the body and used to develop
commercial products
b. patients do not have property rights over cells or tissues removed from the body and used to develop
commercial products
c. human cells and cell lines cannot be patented
d. organ donors cannot be compensated from the sale of human tissue
e. recombinant DNA technology is harmful
b
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a. ex vivo b. in vivo c. transgenic d. intergenic
For your eye to focus on this sentence:a
the ciliary muscle would need to contract for the lens to get rounder. b. the ciliary muscle would need to contract for the lens to get flatter. c. the ciliary muscle would need to relax for the lens to get rounder. d. the ciliary muscle would need to relax for the lens to get flatter. e. the ciliary muscle is not connected to the lens and therefore, not involved in vision.
Which of the following hormones promotes seed dormancy?
A) cytokinin B) ethylene C) gibberellin D) abscisic acid
In the digestive system, most nutrient absorption occurs in the
A) stomach. B) pancreas. C) small intestine. D) large intestine.