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1 Genetic screening has begun to make it possible to identify the genetic disorders from which an individual might suffer in later life. There is evidence that, in the U.S., some workers have been fired from their jobs after their employers learned that the results of such tests indicated that the employees may suffer from certain genetic disorders in the future. Worries concerning possible job loss also seem to have deterred some people from having tests. a. Bearing in mind the differences between the health care systems in the U.S. and Canada, why are employers less likely to react this way in Canada? b. Describe two features that you would include if you were framing legislation to protect the rights of workers in such matters.

2) Objections to drugs and other therapeutic agents produced by genetically modified organisms are rarely heard, but objections to food produced by genetically modified organisms are often voiced. How do you explain this?

3 Why might the use of genetically engineered oil-digesting bacteria to clean an oil-polluted beach be preferable to spraying the beach with a powerful synthetic detergent?

4- A colleague wishes to separate a mixture of DNA fragments using gel electrophoresis and asks you if he can use alternating instead of direct current, because he has mislaid the DC equipment. How would you answer?

5- Describe some of the known advantages that bacteria enjoy as a result of having plasmids in their cytoplasm.