What does "potency" mean in the context of stem cells? The power of cells to influence their surroundings The ability of cells to differentiate into specialized cell types The ability of cells to survive under harsh environmental or culture conditions Both A and B

Which of the following can occur when genes are not expressed properly? it can result in uncontrolled cell growth, forming tumors the DNA of the cell will be destroyed by RNA only the proteins needed by the specific cell are created genes will create carbohydrates instead of proteins

What are five safety mechanisms that regulate cell growth and division?

Which of the following drugs would directly target the ability of cancer cells to evade cell growth suppressors? (evading the growth suppressor hallmark) Anti-inflammatory drugs VEGF signaling inhibitors Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors Telomerase inhibitors

Describe the changes that cells go through to become cancer.

. Outline the steps that lead to a cell becoming cancerous

A researcher is studying the effects of a novel cancer drug on cell division and comparing the new drug to a traditional chemotherapy drug. The traditional drug causes numerous side effects such as nausea, vomiting, hair loss and susceptibility to infections due to low white blood cell counts. The novel drug is a targeted therapy (specifically targets the abnormal protein in the cancer cell) and is likely to reduce side effects that patients experience when treated with traditional chemotherapy. One group of cancer patients was treated with the novel drug and a second group of cancer patients was treated with the traditional chemotherapy drug. Prior and subsequent to treatment, a mitotic index was obtained from a tumor sample from each patient as well as a bone marrow sample (bone marrow cells give rise to all blood cell types including red blood cells and white blood cells). Since this is a double-blind study (neither the patient nor the researcher knows which patients received which…

What specific types of cells do chemotherapy medications target to destroy? cells with cancer specific antigens cells with any random mutations actively dividing cells cells that are undergoing apoptosis

What does cancer drugs play in interrupting mitosis of cancer cells?  How do these drugs do that?

The term somatic cell refers to: A) normal body cells other than sperm and egg B) pluripotent cells C) most stem cells D) all of the above are somatic cells