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Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Frank Burnet's Cells - Doctors took these things and sold them to a company who uses them to make cancer drugs.

Gas Canister - Josh Winkler uses this thing to administer a retrovirus containing a mature gene to mice. When Josh's brother uses this thing on himself and suddenly loses his addiction to drugs, Josh uses it on another drug addict. However, Josh later discovers that the mature gene not only causes emotional maturity, but also causes the body to mature at an accelerated rate.

Saline - Josh Winkler sends a...
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