... by the completion of the project, scientists will be able to diagnose, treat, and prevent many ailments the plague our world today. This would also help us to understand human biology even better then we do now. With the completion of the Human Genome Project, many issues will arise. Some of these issues would be ethical, legal, and social. Knowing a persons ... would a person trying to get a job. They may not get the job because their genetic code shows some minor defect. People would be judged according to their genetic code. The movie Gattaca focused on people who part of the genetic...

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... information on how earthquakes happened, the formation of volcanoes, mountains and plate tectonics. Dr. Jim Luken spoke on three paradigm shifts from the mid 1600's to present. The first was a biology paradigm shift in the mid 1600's, which was the microscope. He also mentioned that science was dependent on human perception. The second was in the 1950's where Watson and Crick ... presented the DNA molecule. The third and final was the molecular biology shift in 1990. On the floor next was John Goodwin on the topic of Physics. His question to answer was "What part do you not understand a...

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... , less than two years ago, an event in genetic history changed our perspective of what we know as "Reproduction" and added to our conscience a new element to the study of Biology. This event really caught my attention. It was the birth of a unique sheep named Dolly. Dolly was a clone sheep born on February 12th 1997. Cloning is the process of creating ... Resurrection; in which cloning was necessary in order to save lives. That was a little more farfetched, but no less enthralling. The idea of even cloning oneself came up in the movie Multiplicity. The idea seemed interesting to most, fo...

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