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A Genetic Engineer Announces the Birth of a Baby with an Artificial

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A genetic engineer announces the birth of a baby with an artificial chromosome that carries an extra copy of the gene for telomerase.The gene is engineered with an inducible promoter that causes transcription in response to the insect hormone ecdysone.Why should people with this artificial chromosome want to take ecdysone pills?


A) To reduce the cancer risk.
B) To be resistant to viral infections.
C) To delay aging.
D) To get a high.
E) To cure cancer.

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