biologyTopic 1 · Cell BiologyPaper 1Grades 8–9

Should laboratory-grown skin be approved for burn treatment?

Starting scenario

Two skin cultures are grown from the same patient. Culture A forms tissue in 12 days but 7% of cells show abnormal division. Culture B takes 18 days, has 1% abnormal cells and survives better after transfer. Both are grown in nutrient solution and monitored using images with scale bars.

You will work through 8 staged questions that build up the science you need. Then you will answer one big-picture question from memory, with no checklist to help you — and only afterwards will the full connection map be revealed.