ENGLISH FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY | Topic: Biotech-related words/expressions (basic) - vocabulary matching 2
📚 Key vocabulary
clinical trial — a research study involving human participants to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a medical intervention
FDA approval — authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration confirming a drug or device is safe and effective for use
gene therapy — a technique that modifies a person's genes to treat or prevent disease
CRISPR — a gene-editing technology that allows scientists to modify DNA sequences with high precision
monoclonal antibodies — laboratory-made proteins designed to bind to specific targets in the body, used to treat various diseases
bioreactor — a vessel or system designed to support the growth of biological organisms for research or production purposes
cell culture — the process of growing cells under controlled conditions outside their natural environment
assay — a test or procedure used to measure the activity, quality, or presence of a biological substance
regulatory compliance — adherence to laws, guidelines, and specifications relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturing and testing
pharmacokinetics — the study of how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted by the body
clinical trial — a research study involving human participants to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a medical intervention
FDA approval — authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration confirming a drug or device is safe and effective for use
gene therapy — a technique that modifies a person's genes to treat or prevent disease
CRISPR — a gene-editing technology that allows scientists to modify DNA sequences with high precision
monoclonal antibodies — laboratory-made proteins designed to bind to specific targets in the body, used to treat various diseases
bioreactor — a vessel or system designed to support the growth of biological organisms for research or production purposes
cell culture — the process of growing cells under controlled conditions outside their natural environment
assay — a test or procedure used to measure the activity, quality, or presence of a biological substance
regulatory compliance — adherence to laws, guidelines, and specifications relevant to pharmaceutical manufacturing and testing
pharmacokinetics — the study of how a drug is absorbed, distributed, metabolized, and excreted by the body
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Match each definition with the letter of one of the following:
a - test tube
b - biosynthesis
c - metabolism
d - protein engineering
e - consistent with
f - findings (n.pl)
g - remediation
h - inconclusive (adj.)
i - contaminate (v.)
j - clinical trial
1. to make impure or unclean → ✓
2. a test of a new drug (or a new invasive medical device) on human subjects → ✓
3. in agreement with; accordant with → ✓
4. the process of developing valuable proteins → ✓
5. a glass tube that's closed at one end → ✓
6. restoration of something (usually land, air or water) from a polluted, contaminated state → ✓
7. the creation of more complex molecules from simpler ones in cells with the help of enzymes → ✓
8. results → ✓
9. not conclusive; having no definite result → ✓
10. the set of chemical reactions that happen in living organisms to maintain life → ✓
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