How Can Comparative Genomics Assist in the Treatment of HIV

question 16

Multiple Choice

How can comparative genomics assist in the treatment of HIV?

• A) The genome of HIV can now be compared to the human genome to find similarities between the two.
• B) Knowing the genome of HIV allows for the manufacture of designer drugs to treat specific strains.
• C) Understanding the genetic code of HIV allows scientists to replicate it in the laboratory.
• D) Understanding the evolution of HIV in an individual will help scientists understand how the virus responds to different drug regimes and will lead to better treatments.
• E) Knowing the proteins produced by HIV will allow the development of drugs to mimic those proteins.

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristic

A mental shortcut where the likelihood of an object belonging to a category is judged based on how typical the object seems of that category.

Ease of Retrieval Effect

A cognitive bias where people judge an event to be more likely or frequent if examples of it come to mind easily.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information at the beginning of a list better than the information that follows.

Upward Counterfactual

involves imagining or thinking about how a situation could have turned out better than it did, often leading to feelings of regret.