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ObjectivesSPI 0707.T/E.4 Differentiate between

adaptive and assistive bioengineered products.

SPI0707.T/E.3 Distinguish between the intended benefits and unintended consequences of a new technology.

CRICOS: 00116K

Biomedical Engineer:

Design products and procedures that solve medical problems.

These include artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.

Artificial Heart

Artificial SkinArtificial Hip

Hearing Aide

Prosthetics

Bioengineering: ForensicsPCR machines

(Polymerase Chain Reaction) allow scientists to create a vast quantity (copies) of a piece of DNA found at a crime scene.

Bioengineering in AgricultureBioengineering can

make crops resistant to diseases, herbicides, frost, & pests.

Crops for food is altered so that it is more nutritious and better tasting.

Biofuels

• A fuel made from living things.

• Biofuels substituted for some of the gasoline burned in automobile engines.

• With the help of bacteria, ethanol can be made from cellulose, a substance in the hard fibers of plants

Challenge: Accountable TalkParticipate in accountable talk with you group.You must discuss the following questions with your

group using evidence from the informational text: 1. Describe the function of the bioengineered technology.2. Is the bioengineered technology assistive or adaptive?

Explain.3. What is the intended benefit of the bioengineered

technology? Who does it benefit?4. What is an unintended consequence of the bioengineered

technology?5. How could bioengineers make this technology better?

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