The aim of this activity is to reinforce the ethical approach to the process of science, as well as to introduce the ethical standards applied when animals are used in research.

Watch two short documents

1. Genes as Medicine (https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/genes-medicine)

2. Blue Baby Syndrome (https://www.youtube.com/embed/2JU48r1bhmU?rel=0&wmode=transparent)

These movies provide you an authentic example of the process of science and how animal models are chosen for scientific research to develop a gene therapy for a congenital form of blindness.

Provide answers to the following questions (https://www.biointeractive.org/sites/default/files/GenesMedicine-StudentHO-film.pdf) Answer questions 1-8 only Skip question 9 and 10, and submit your work as url or pdf file.