Anaesthetic
A drug which is used to make you unconscious when you have an
operation, so that you do not feel any pain.
Anti-inflammatory
Describes a drug that is used to reduce pain and swelling.
Arthritis
A serious condition in which a mammals joints become painful,
swollen and stiff.
Chromosone
Any of the rod-like structures found in all living cells,
containing the chemical patterns which control what an animal or
plant is like.
Clone
A plant or animal which has the same genes as the original from
which it was produced.
CT scan
A medical examination in which an image of the inside of the
body is made using a special machine.
Culture
The scientific process of growing tissue (= cells) outside an
organism in a laboratory, in a substance containing the necessary
nutrients.
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid: the chemical at the centre of the cells
of living things, which controls the structure and purpose of each
cell and carries the genetic information during reproduction
Diploid cell
A cell ontaining 30-40,000 genes and a full set of paired
chromosones.
Embryo
an animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in
an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed.
Foot and mouth
An infectious illness of cattle, sheep, pigs and goats that
causes painful areas in the mouth and on the feet.
Genetic modification
Changing the structure of the genes of a living thing in order
to make it healthier or stronger or more useful to humans.
Neo natal
Babies that were born recently.
Nuclear Transfer
Involves transferring the nucleus from a diploid cell to an
unfertilised egg cell from which the maternal nucleus has been
removed.
Sheep pulmonary ademonatosis (SPA)
A lung disease caused by a virus that induces tumours to grow in
the lungs of affected animals and is incurable.
Stem Cell
Describes an animal or plant that contains one or more genes
that have been added from another type of plant or animal