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BIO 482C - Human Genomics

Question 1

Suppose you were searching for articles on this topic:

  • What gene therapies are available for treating congenital hearing loss?

What's wrong with entering this search to look for articles:

What would be a better search?

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Question 2

If you were researching this topic: "What gene therapies are available for treating congenital hearing loss?" Would these articles be worth looking at:

  • Gene Therapies for Hereditary Deafness
  • Genetic Treatments for the Prevention of Inherited Hearing Loss
  • CRISPR/Cas9: Targeted Genome Editing for the Treatment of Hereditary Hearing Loss

Would a keyword search on gene therapy congenital hearing loss capture those articles?

Why or why not?

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Question 3

In what situations would you want to make sure you did a thorough search?