Nature vs. Nurture One of the big debates that is in our society now is the nature versus nurture controversy. ... If you take a baby human and a baby monkey and give them good enviroments to live in they will both be different because of the genetic differences in each of them. ... Nature which is genetics combined with nurture which is enviromental create who we are today. ... No one really knows how it all works, but scientists are still trying to figure out all the things that make up a human. ...

• Word Count: 458
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

In other words, human germline enhancement. ... Good morning pure humans. ... Humans will no longer need social connections. ... Human germline enhancement is certainly not the way to improve humans. ... I, as a scientist have thoroughly researched this technology and I believe that we should not meddle with what nature has left us. ...

• Word Count: 729
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Human cloning can give that ability back to her! ... Banning human cloning is just like banning life. ... Lives ending short will no longer be a problem, because human cloning research has unlocked the "fountain of youth" and could make humans immortal. ... All this and more could be lost if we ban human cloning. ... When scientists proceed to clone humans, they take on the role of portraying God, trying to create human beings in their own ideal image. ...

• Word Count: 1934
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Nature vs. Nurture: Do They Mold Who We Become? When it comes to Nature vs. Nurture there are two words that come to mind: Heredity and Environment. Scientist and experts believe that these two subjects are the main ingredients to making us who we are and who we become. When scientist and exp...

• Word Count: 1694
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

These findings were the essential beginning of modern genetics, bringing forth the building blocks to create entirely new beings to suit human needs. ... One may argue that humans have no right to intervene with evolution because of the way it allows the setting aside of species barriers. ... All in all, transgenic organisms are designed not to harm nature's delicate balance but to enhance it for the good of it's inhabitants. ... Many may argue that this procedure is interfering with the decision of nature in creating this child. ... Genetic engineering- a connection between nature a...

• Word Count: 1091
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Clones are present in human life as well as nature. ... Many things are human related which will effect the whole population of Earth. Others may just affect animals and not humans. ... Nature could also benefit by saving an endangered species or helping sick animals. ... Some people have an opinion that we"re taking nature into our own hands and that we shouldn't mess with nature. ...

• Word Count: 1260
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

For instance, the use for medical purposes can be helpful in cases such as producing animals with human body systems that could be used for transplanting organs. ... It is a new law of nature that is being defied and the government cannot take that away. ... It would be possible to study organs of the human body to learn how they can alter them to cause them to regenerate after injury. ... I do not agree with the use of cloning for human purpose in order for parents to "choose" their child. ... Therefore, the exact code that would be copied to make another human carries that disorder. ...

• Word Count: 490
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Technologies already exist that could alter the nature of the human species. ... Technologies exist that enable scientists to change plants, animals, and even human beings at the gene level. ... From one end to the other, consumers are in revolt over the prospect of a future in which nature has somehow been altered by people holding test tubes. ... The European controversy might have come from the 19th century philosophy that "nature is as wise as man." ... Many people need organs and scientists could genetically alter pig hearts and kidneys to be transplanted in to humans. ...

• Word Count: 1748
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The penalties for cloning included up to ten years in prison and a $1 million fine to anyone convicted for trying to clone humans. ... Therapeutic cloning is the creation of human embryos used for medical purposes. ... Chinese scientists also claimed they had already cloned dozens of human embryos for that purpose. ... Cloning is natural because some organisms in nature only reproduce using cloning. ... This means that a lot of endangered species and extinct animals could be helped or brought back into nature and this would help out the food chain tremendously. ...

• Word Count: 718
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It duplicates the process that nature uses to produce twins or triplets. ... (Cloning process) The rapid development of the technology for cloning has led to moral debates around the world on whether or not to ban creating human clones. With the advancement of clone technology two states Michigan and California have already banned the cloning of humans. ... Human cloning can provide benefits to mankind and should not be banned. ... Many people think that cloning is a sign of slavery, barbarianism and mass productions of spare humans. ...

• Word Count: 572
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

It duplicates the process that nature uses to produce twins or triplets. ... I bet if you asked that mother if she was carrying a human baby or a cell the answer would most definitely be a human baby. ... The cloning of non-human and human species is ethically and morally wrong. ... But what would happen if humans started to use animals" bodies to grow human organs? Where is the line drawn between human and non-human? ...

• Word Count: 1036
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Bills are in the works in both houses of Congress to outlaw human cloning. ... We can start by asking whether human beings have a right to reproduce. ... If humans have a right to reproduce, what right does society have to limit the means? ... Nature clones people all the time, and rather frequently. ... Will human cloning be done? ...

• Word Count: 1064
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Humans have been modifying their food for thousands of years. ... It contains a daffodil gene that produces beta-carotene which forms vitamin A when absorbed by the human body. ... However, there are huge risks involved in tampering with nature's code. ... Consumers must be convinced that GM foods are safe and beneficial to human health and to the environment as well. ...

• Word Count: 807
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

People's View and God's View of Bioethics What is normal for the human race? ... Why are other organisms similar to that of humans? ... Cancer becomes an expression of our essential nature." ... Every species wasn't specially created, nor were humans? ... On the website I found an article called "Human Cloning and Human Disunity: An Ethical Inquiry. ...

• Word Count: 1708
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Homosexuality Homosexuality- The Major Cause of Homosexuality The origins of human sexuality and homosexuality in particular have puzzled philosophers, theologians and ordinary people for thousands of years. ... Chances are no one factor or study can alone explicate and clarify the human sexual orientation. ... The nature of homosexuality primarily comes from one's biological sexual orientation and the environment is just a source to bring forth or repress the behavior Many researchers and scientists have long search for the distinguishable brain structures, the biochemistry...

• Word Count: 2136
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In recent years, yes, scientists have been able to map out the human genome , but this does not mean we can create it. We still must use what Mother Nature as written. ... Cloning a complete human may not be far away but the people of the world would shun the scientist for doing it. ...

• Word Count: 786
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The creation of tools to extend body and mind, pushing humanity to unimaginable limits, this is the nature of human science. ... It is possible to create a new set of organs from human stem cells. ... Genetic Engineering has allowed the cloning of human embryos, yet these embryos are not allowed to mature because of those fears. ... The benefits of Nanotechnology are astronomical and could bring human kind into an unprecedented era. ...

• Word Count: 1016
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Will it become part of our everyday routine to start producing human bodies for spare parts? ... In other words, it duplicates the process that nature itself uses to produce twins or even triplets. ... They claim that according to the Bible, cloning of animals is much different than that of cloning humans (Macklin 66). One such argument is that of Genesis 2:6 and 2:8, God entrusts humans with control over the animals, but humans are never told to have the same kind of control over other humans (Cloning 3). ... It is working to develop a "super" pig whose organs would interchange with those ...

• Word Count: 1976
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

He studies the nature and cause of illness or disease by analyzing body tissues and fluids. ... A forensic anthropologist is the one who studies the human body. ... Human or biological evidence can be determined by any clues coming from a human being. ... First, the anthropologist must identify if the bones are human. ... The first step is to determine whether the blood is human. ...

• Word Count: 1733
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

THE BENEFITS OF GMF GM plants can be made to be resistant to diseases and pests which would result in a lower use of agricultural chemicals. Gm crops can be made to be resistant to pesticides e.g. Monsanto's soy beans has been made resistant to roundup. This will mean that farmers will be able...

• Word Count: 813
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

It means, in part, that the laws of nature observable on Earth are the same everywhere in the universe (uniformity of space). ... It is, by its nature, difficult to predict the fate of basic research, and its significance is occasionally unknown for years (e.g., Mendel's work in genetics). ... By its nature, applied research is industrial and is directed towards economic growth through direct profits. ...

• Word Count: 10700
• Approx Pages: 43
• Grade Level: High School

According to his belief, evolution is supposed to produce "higher" organisms, with human beings at its ultimate goal. ... Darwin's theory of natural selection is really the process of nature that results in the most fit organisms producing offspring. ...

• Word Count: 2685
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

Over the next ten to fifteen years, scientists involved in the federal government's "human genome project" will try to identify in detail each of the human cell's estimated 100,000 genes. ... The competitive nature of the industry may compel insurance companies to use genetic information, since the fundamental principle of the insurance business is "pooling uncertainty." ...

• Word Count: 2264
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

After a while of testing with animals, scientists began to try this procedure out on humans. ... Parents should rely on the vicissitudes of nature while going through the process of pregnancy. ... God made us as humans and we shouldn't try to "play" god. ...

• Word Count: 2003
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I)Darwin's Dilemma A)Darwin set sail on December 27, 1831 for a cruise around the world 1)He was well educated and had a strong interest in natural history 2)He also had keen powers of observation and an analytical mind 3)Each place he went he collected animal and plant specimens to his collection (a)He examined his specimens and filled notebooks with his observations B)Throughout the voyage he witnessed countless wonders of nature 1)He demanded explanations for these wonders II)The Diversity of Life A)When Darwin visited tropical South America he saw countless species 1)In one ...

• Word Count: 1698
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School