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What challenges might there be in using genome editing to treat and individual diagnosed with DMD after birth? {Ans: muscle cells in adults do not divide and lack the ability to repair DNA so if an adult were seeking treatment, it would not help to edit the genome}How does cloning differ from sexual reproduction? {Ans: Cloning is asexual and is taking genetic material from one parent. Sexual requires two parents and is a combo of genetic material}How do scientists put a gene from one organism to another? {Ans: with bacteria they take out some of the non-coding part of DNA and then put in the DNA that they want or by viruses as vectors. (gene therapy)}How is Cas9 able to bind to specific sequences of DNA? What does Cas9 do to the sequences it interacts with? {Ans: It binds to the specific sequences of DNA by binding to bacteria's RNA copy of the virus's DNA}what role does the FDA play in the regulation of the nation's food supply? {Ans: FDA is responsible for protecting public health by ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of the nation's food supply}what was Ed's FDA conference on {Ans: