... hear Senator Tom Hayden saying, "I want to know what I'm putting into my stomach. My primary concern would be the preservation of the democratic process against manipulation and invisibility." (Wall Street Journal, 12/22/99) On the flip side you have the California Farm Bureau Federation's Cynthia Cory, director of marketing and labor for the 85,000-member state farming organization, saying ... 're not against consumer information if it tells you something. But we are against warning labels when we think they're warning you about something that's not a threat." (Wall Street Journal, 12/2...

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... - (Barns 8). The extreme conquest to be perfect and eliminate every disease and disorder is to discriminate against those with disabilities by referring to them as less than human. The scholarly journal continues, "if the disabled are disposable, then what are we creating? . . .We just need to be more accepting of people as human beings and not as model figures'- (Barns 8). This ... hand, the goals of medicine present a strong claim. One of the main advantages of gene therapy is the possibility of pinpointing specific weaknesses in genes. Tony McGleenan explains in the Journal of Medical...

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... progress into the future, learning the DNA of other life forms, specifically that of plants, could improve our health dramatically. According to a a study published in the March 23rd issue of Journal of Natural Products, "Around seventy percent of all new drugs introduced in the United States in the past twenty-five years have been derived from natural products." These ... plant's diverse effects on the body, especially on cancer cells. In the United Kingdom, one scientist has discovered that certain marijuana compounds can actually kill leukemia cancer cells. Study author Dr. Wai Liu, ...

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... . Pollution on a grand-scale is wreaking havoc on the Earth. The ocean is not an exception. In 1996, a bill, which would ban the dumping of dredge spoils in the Long Island Sound, was submitted in congress by Michael Forbes (Freedman). At that time, Congressman Forbes predicted that all dumping in the United States would end in the foreseeable future. He sees ... ). In 1996, a dispute halted the dredging of shipping channels in New York and New Jersey. This allowed silt to pass into the channels and made them too small for large ships. One hundred eighty thousand jobs were threatened, as ...

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... of Agriculture suggested that markings of the palms of the hands and the tips of the fingers could be used for identification in criminal cases. Although reported in the American Journal of Microscopy and Popular Science and Scientific American, the idea was apparently never pursued from this source. 1879 Rudolph Virchow, a German pathologist, was one of the first to ... both study hair and recognize its limitations. 1880 Henry Faulds, a Scottish physician working in Tokyo, published a paper in the journal Nature suggesting that fingerprints at the scene of a crime could identify the of...

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... of Agriculture suggested that markings of the palms of the hands and the tips of the fingers could be used for identification in criminal cases. Although reported in the American Journal of Microscopy and Popular Science and Scientific American, the idea was apparently never pursued from this source. 1879 Rudolph Virchow, a German pathologist, was one of the first to ... both study hair and recognize its limitations. 1880 Henry Faulds, a Scottish physician working in Tokyo, published a paper in the journal Nature suggesting that fingerprints at the scene of a crime could identify the of...

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... it isn't the same person that the Christian religion worships, but scientists who change quality and quantity of life. In looking at this issue it is imperative that people, as Dr. Gelder of Stanford says, "look at what pills and powders they ingest before deciding that scientists play a too eminent role in today's world" (Gelder 1). In retrospect, a doctor's sole ... Alzheimer's like the five generations of men before him" (Schmitt 111). An important aspect of gene enhancement is development of efficient DNA delivery systems. A delivery system should have, according to Dr. Mayer, "tar...

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... about DNA while the two discoverers are still very much alive and active. According to the New York Times print edition on February 25th 2003, Dr Crick published an article on the nature of consciousness just this month'. Hence, we should take this opportunity to analyse how DNA has influenced the ... impact for us all. The discovery of the DNA has definitely influenced history. In the race to discover the chemical structure of DNA, Dr Linus Pauling and Dr Robert Corey had deduced that some proteins were shaped in the form of an alpha helix and proposed that DNA was composed of three of ....

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... of species. Even though there are several challenges on data administration and maintenance of huge chunks of datasets, researchers are optimistic that such challenges will soon be history. Summary of Journal Article Genotyping-by-Sequencing for Plant Breeding and Genetics by Jesse A. Poland and Trevor W. Rife This article is an informative article that creates a comprehensive analysis of the new generation of ... the existing plant species. An understanding of such information makes it possible for the plant biologists to come up with species that can stand intolerable weather or incre...

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... from Nelson A. Wivel and LeRoy Walters, 1993. Germ-Line Gene Modification and Disease Prevention: Some Medical and Ethical Perspectives. Science 262: 533-538. Dr. Wivel is director of the Office of Recombinant DNA Activities, National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Walters is professor of philosophy and Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. Professor of Christian Ethics, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. (However, no official ... gene therapy The arguements against germline gene therapy are taken from David M. Danks, 1994. Germ-Line Gene Therapy: No Place in Treatment of Genetic Disea...

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... the secrecy and the small-mindedness of the businessmen what have been trying to make money from it- (66). Furthermore, ethical and moral questions surrounding genetically modified foods abound. Dr. John B. Fagan, former professor of molecular biology at Maharishi International University, notes that transferring animal genes into plants raises important ethical issues for vegetarians and religious groups. Many strict ... be little or no change. Some genetic modification may also involve animal experiments, which are unacceptable to many people (Fagan). In his book Eating With Conscienc...

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Should Humans Clone Other Animals? In 1996, the Roslin Institute in Scotland announced Dr. Wilmar and his colleagues had successfully cloned the first adult mammal- a sheep called Dolly. The announcement and ensuing media attention brought the issue of cloning into the public spotlight, sparking a ... Animal Welfare, is of the view that it is, " pitifully nave to suppose that we can evolve these techniques without stretching animal suffering to its limits-. Other experts, such as Dr Grant Sutherland, director of the Department of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics at the Women's and Childre...

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... the protein produced by the gene and how that protein interacts in its environment. Ashworth describes the sequence as the "detailed map we need to help us find the buried treasure." While mapping chromosomes, scientists use markers to locate different genes. To figure out what chromosome the gene is on, probes highlight the chromosome and the general location of the gene ... ...

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... be inexistent. Questioning is an important part in the initial stages of scientific discovery, as it helps to narrows in on what exactly needs to be solved. In 1981, Dr. Barry Marshall and Dr.Warren raised the questions, of whether bacteria can be a factor for disease, how would the bacteria be eliminated, and whether the elimination of the bacteria would have any ... ...

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... limited. There have been a handful of experiments showing no results when attempting to identify a homosexual gene. But studies have shown there can be other ways of becoming homosexual. For example, Dr. Simon LeVay, a respected neurobiologist, did postmortem examinations on the brains of primarily young male victims of aids. He reported a difference between heterosexual and homosexual males in the size of the ... , were gay as well. If homosexuality is a genetic trait, the identical twin brothers should share the same sexuality since the genes in twins are identical (Bailey 1). A differ...

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... might also respond to parthenogenetically created cells. However, even the scientists conducting the research have their reservations about what theses discoveries may yield in the future. Advanced Cell Technology researcher Dr Michael West said, "We believe that reproductive cloning has potential risks to both mother and foetus that make it unwarranted at this time. Disturbingly, the proponents of reproductive cloning are ... had the most admirable intentions, others may not be so ethically inclined. There are groups such as the Raëlians, a religious cult, or renegade scientists such ...

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... clear that because genes are chemically the same and are read in the same way in all species, genes of different individuals and organisms were potentially interchangeable. In 1973, Dr. Stanley Cohen and Dr. Herbert Boyer made the first successful gene transfer. The technology had also contributed a lot to the development if transgenic species. For example, gel electrophoresis is a technique used to ... ...

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... immortality with a negative attitude. "I could just go to my lab and we could make the flower in under 5 minutes." This quote from Dr. Weir to his wife exhibits the confliction between cloning and the value of nature's way. Kathryn, Dr. Weir's wife disapproves of genetically being able to engineer any flower for her garden. A clear reference to the value of nature is ... ...

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... ethical to use that egg to produce an organ to save someone's life instead of just discarding it? Final Thoughts Scientists are excited about the potential of therapeutic cloning. As Dr Trevor Mudge, Vice President of the Australian Medical Association, said in a 2002 interview "the prize is cure of diabetes and Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy ... ". Dr Mudge added, "really stem cell research is amongst the most exciting things ever to happen to medicine. Yes, it's a long time in the future; yes, we don't know that it ... ...

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... result. Genetic engineering, which is also known as genetic modification, is the alteration of genetic substance; it is a scientific alternation of the structure of genetic material in a living organism. The journal Genetic Engineering: The Past, Present, and Future written by PhD Norell Hadzimichallis, describes the process of genetic engineering as a way to produce a useful or desirable characteristic in an organism on ... ...

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... can be quite high" [God13]. This shows that if we keep producing more GMOs, it could suddenly harm us greatly, and we won't see it coming. Secondly, Ghana's Medical Journal claims that "increasing trends in organ disease and GMOs use have been observed"[Amo14]. GMOs were made for good, but we should use them if they create major ... ...

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... been brought about by the biotech revolution. Subsequently, patents have been granted for less tangible things - including "inventions" that are connected to fragments of genetic code." The New England Journal of Medicine stated, "The Supreme Court believes human genes are not patentable." Furthermore, "all nine justices of the court agreed that the segments of DNA that make up ... ...

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... product to us while it's still fresh. For example, Flavr Savr tomatoes were created for that specific purpose. Before, tomatoes were picked prematurely (still green) and would ripen in cargo ships on the way to their destination. These tomatoes were of poor consistency and had a "watery" taste. But with the introduction of Flavr Savr tomatoes, tomatoes stay fresher, longer. Scientists put ... ...

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... . One study demonstrated how genetic engineering produced positive effects on production, and at the same time increased an allergenic protein in the plant. It was documented in the New England Journal of Medicine that it is possible for proteins that are allergenic to be inadvertently added to genetically engineered crops intended for foods. (Shelton, 3) Crops containing increased amounts of this protein ... ...

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Response Journal #1 Making Responsible Decisions: An Interpretive Ethic for Genetic Decision making In the Newsweek article, "Making Responsible Decisions", author Mary Terrell White debates the issue of genetic counseling and it's affect ... ...

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