Description
This unit covers vaccines, medicines, and monoclonal antibodies for disease prevention and treatment. It explains aseptic techniques, medicine development, and antibody uses. The focus is on ethical considerations, risk evaluation, and societal impacts of scientific advances.
This unit builds on pupils’ prior learning from Defences against pathogens, the human immune system and vaccination, where they explored how the body fights infections and the role of vaccines. It deepens their understanding by examining the development of medicines and new treatments, including antibiotics and monoclonal antibodies. As the final unit in the big question, How do living things stay healthy?, it reinforces pupils’ understanding of how medical advancements support the immune system and improve health outcomes.
