Activity for Sabrine Crystal Santos‭

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Question	—	What would happen if a black person used genetic modification to turn off the MC1R gene? The MC1R gene turns pheomelanin into eumelanins but there are another kind of pehomelanin called pheochromes. So if a brunette or black person used a cosmetic gene therapy to turn off this gene how would they look like? Would they became blonde, redhead, with white skin with light coloured eyes? Th... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	What material could be used to replicate body fat in an advanced android/ humanoid robot? I think that robots in the future will have to have a system similar to adipose tissue that would have similar functions of those of people and animals. I believe that if an android is supposed to replicate as much as biological functions as possible an artifitial body fat could be important. This wo... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	How could 3D Bioprinting and Synthetic Biology be used in the future for reproduction? I think it will be possible in the far future to take a single person`s cells, genetically enhance and change them using genetic engineering and synthetic biology using new genes, and put it in a 3d bioprinter in order to create a new person. 3D bioprinting could create a fully grown person instead... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	How could genetic engineering be used to create an opposite sex clone? Do you think it will become possible to create opposite sex clones in the future? A male clone from a woman or a female clone from a man? I think it will become possible. To create a female clone from a man you could take his cells and turn off the Androgen receptor genes. So the person will develop... (more)	—	about 4 years ago
Question	—	What would happen if Aromatase turned much of a man`s testosterone levels into estrogen? I'd like to create a story in which a genetically modified man has Aromatase Excess syndrome. For example, if a man has a genetic mutation where he produces a lot of aromatase that turns 10% of his testosterone levels into estrogen (specially estradiol), what would happen to his body? Consider that... (more)	—	almost 5 years ago