Lesson 1.1 Biotechnical Engineering
Procedures - Key Terms
Key Term
Definition
The degree of conformity of a measure to a standard or a true value.
Daily record or collection of writings, sketches, and research that express the
design process.
Act of using another author’s work without giving proper credit; literary theft.
Plagiarize
A written record of the development of a project from inception to completion.
Portfolio
The degree of refinement with which an operation is performed or a
Precision
measurement stated.
An undertaking that is usually large and encompasses planning, execution, and
Project
presentation to varying degrees as addressed in the scope.
Project Notebooks Notebooks documenting an undertaking that is evidence of design process,
research, and final implementation of the design solution.
An effective means of communication that utilizes freehand drawing.
Sketching
Working Drawings a) The set of plans from which a structure or object will be built. b) The vehicle
by which designers graphically conveys the final design solution.
Accuracy
Journal
Lesson 2.1 Biotechnical Engineering History
and Industry - Key Terms
Key Term
Definition
Biomedical
Engineering
Applies fundamentals of engineering to meet the needs of the medical
community, the field encompasses the three basic categories of medical,
clinical, and bioengineering.
The application of biological and engineering concepts to design materials
and processes that directly measure, repair, improve, and extend living
systems.
a) The profession of or work performed by an engineer. b) The knowledge
of the mathematical and natural sciences (biological and physical) gained
by study, experience, and practice that are applied with judgment and
creativity to develop ways to utilizes the materials and forces of nature for
the benefit of humankind.
A significant occurrence or happening.
a) A unit of hereditary code. b) A natural unit of the hereditary material,
which is the physical basis for the transmission of the characteristics of
living organisms from one generation to another.
Biotechnical
Engineering
Engineering
Events
Gene
Genetic Engineering
Impact
Industry
Market
Milestone
Scale
Stock Portfolio
Timeline
Trade-offs
a) The selective, deliberate alteration of genes. b) The direct manipulation
of genes for practical purposes. c) The technique of removing, modifying,
or adding genes to a DNA molecule in order to change the information it
contains.
The effect or impression of one thing on another.
a) Commercial production and sale of goods generally through a specific
branch of manufacture and trade, such as biotechnical industry. b) The
sector of an economy made up of manufacturing enterprises.
A subset of the population considered interested in the buying of goods or
services.
An important event, as in a person's career, the history of a nation, or the
advancement of knowledge in a field.
The scale of a map or enlarged or reduced timeline indicates the ratio
between the distances on the line that correspond to the reality in number of
years.
A collection of investments held by an individual or an institution which
can be analyzed to determine gains and losses over time.
A representation or exhibit of key events within a particular historical
period, often consisting of illustrative visual material accompanied by
written commentary and arranged chronologically.
a) An exchange of one thing in return for another. b) Especially
relinquishment of one benefit or advantage for another regarded as more
desirable.
Lesson 2.2 Lessons from Prometheus - Key
Terms
Key Term
Bioethics
Dilemma
Ethics
Morals
Values
Definition
The study of the ethical and moral implications of new biological discoveries and
biomedical advances, as in the fields of genetic engineering and drug research.
a) A choice between equally unpleasant courses of action. b) A situation that
requires a choice between options that are or seem equally unfavorable or mutually
exclusive.
a) A set of moral principles or values or the principles of conduct governing an
individual or a group. b) The rules or standards governing the conduct of a person
or the conduct of the members of a profession or group.
The rules or habits of conduct with reference to standards of right and wrong.
The principles, standards, or beliefs considered important and desirable by an
individual.
Lesson 3.1 CSI Forensics: Engineers Needed - Key Terms
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Key Term Definition
Amino Acid a) The basic building block of proteins (or polypeptidesAngstrom A unit of length equal to one tenthousandth of a micron (10-4 micron) or 10-10 of a meter with adenine.
Bioinformatics a) Refers to the generation or creation, collection, storage (in databases), and efficient utilization of data
or information from genomics, combinatorial chemistry, proteomics, and DNA sequencing research. b) Examples of the
data or information that is manipulated and stored include gene sequences, biological activity or function,
pharmacological activity, biological structure, molecular structure, protein-protein interactions, and gene expression
products or amounts.
Bioluminescence The emission of visible light by living organisms such as the firefly and various fish, fungi, and bacteria.
BLAST Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST) is a sequence comparison algorithm optimized for speed used to search
sequence databases for optimal DNA sequence alignments.
DNA Analysis The testing of DNA samples that exists on the evidence collected from a crime scene.
DNA Fingerprinting DNA fingerprinting is an individual's unique sequence of DNA base pairs, determined by exposing a
sample of the person's DNA to molecular probes.
DNA Replication The process of making an identical copy of a section of duplex (double-stranded) DNA, using existing
DNA as a template for the synthesis of new DNA strands.
Double Helix The normal structural configuration of DNA consisting of two helices winding about the same axis.
Forensics Involves the collection, analysis, and interpretation of evidence to solve crimes; its purpose is to create doubt
as to the testimony of the witness.
Forensic Scientist A professional that analyzes and interprets DNA samples as well as other forms of evidence collected
from a crime scene.
Genetic Engineering a) The selective, deliberate alteration of genes. b) The direct manipulation of genes for practical
purposes. c) The technique of removing, modifying, or adding genes to a DNA molecule in order to change the
information it contains.
Pathogen Refers to a virus, bacterium, parasitic protozoan, or other microorganism that causes infectious disease by
invading the body of an organism (e.g., animal, plant, etc.) known as the host.
Protecting the Crime Scene Involves taping off the area that the crime occurred and monitoring the people entering the
crime scene as evidence is collected.
Protein A large molecule composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order, required for the structure,
function, and regulation of the body's cells, tissues, and organs.