Special Report
1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The newly-discovered method can treat cancer in the following parts of the human body except ____________.
(2) The animals being tested in Doctor Steven Rosenberg's lab are ___________. a. rabbits b. monkeys c. guinea pigs d. mice
(3) The system Rosenberg is working on is the body's ____________. a. nervous system b. breathing system c. immune system d. digesting system
(4) In Rosenberg's experiment, the key chemical is ____________. a. Interleukin-2 b. tumor cells c. lymphocytes d. white blood cells
2. Fill in the blanks with the information concerning the process of Rosenberg's experiment.
Rosenberg and his colleagues initially tried to
in the laboratory in
full of
. The idea was to
those white blood cells, make them
, and then
back into
where they would
. It worked, but
of
that were required were
, even
.
3. Re-arrange the following statements in accordance with Rosenberg's experiment.
(1) In a few days, the tumor cells die.
(2) Rosenberg removes pieces of the actual tumors.
(3) Rosenberg injects these specially primed lymphocytes into the mice.
(4) The activated lymphocytes are ready to fight.
(5) He grows those tumor cells in the lab in dishes full of Interleukin-2.
(6) Only a handful of lymphocytes are left.
(7) He also injects more Interleukin-2, but in small doses.
(8) He injects a chemical that suppresses the rest of the immune system.
Answer:
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4. Complete the following statement concerning the success of the treatment.
The results are
. Now remember this is
, but for
with advanced cancers of
, this treatment eliminated
of the tumors. Half of
were cured. All of
with cancer of
were cured. However, whether the results will be
remains to be seen.
Special Report
1. General Comprehension. Choose the best answer (a, b, c, or d) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) The newly-discovered method can treat cancer in the following parts of the human body except ____________.
(2) The animals being tested in Doctor Steven Rosenberg's lab are ___________. a. rabbits b. monkeys c. guinea pigs d. mice
(3) The system Rosenberg is working on is the body's ____________. a. nervous system b. breathing system c. immune system d. digesting system
(4) In Rosenberg's experiment, the key chemical is ____________. a. Interleukin-2 b. tumor cells c. lymphocytes d. white blood cells
2. Fill in the blanks with the information concerning the process of Rosenberg's experiment.
Rosenberg and his colleagues initially tried to
in the laboratory in
full of
. The idea was to
those white blood cells, make them
, and then
back into
where they would
. It worked, but
of
that were required were
, even
.
3. Re-arrange the following statements in accordance with Rosenberg's experiment.
(1) In a few days, the tumor cells die.
(2) Rosenberg removes pieces of the actual tumors.
(3) Rosenberg injects these specially primed lymphocytes into the mice.
(4) The activated lymphocytes are ready to fight.
(5) He grows those tumor cells in the lab in dishes full of Interleukin-2.
(6) Only a handful of lymphocytes are left.
(7) He also injects more Interleukin-2, but in small doses.
(8) He injects a chemical that suppresses the rest of the immune system.
Answer:
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—
—
—
—
—
—
4. Complete the following statement concerning the success of the treatment.
The results are
. Now remember this is
, but for
with advanced cancers of
, this treatment eliminated
of the tumors. Half of
were cured. All of
with cancer of
were cured. However, whether the results will be
remains to be seen.