However all this information wasn't always at your fingertips for immediate knowledge gratification. ... With each new discovery came a small peace to a puzze as each scientist built upon what had already been done before. This paper highlights some important key discoveries that were necessary for us to understand some key processes today. ... Many of these early scientific discoveries delt with finding causes for and curring diseases! ... Today we have a vast knowledge of how plants work through photosynthesis but this wasn't always the case. ...

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Research in developmental biology is what led to the discovery of human stem cells, precursor cells that can give rise to multiple tissue types. ... All of this new knowledge sounds exiting, but what are some of the negative effects to this new development in biological discovery? ... Another problem is once they are done gathering all of this information and discoveries with the stem cells, whom are they going to test this new knowledge on? ... The control of human stem cells may open the door to the greatest medical discovery since anti biotic. ...

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In the past few years, scientists have gained knowledge about cloning that could impact our lives for centuries to come. ... President Clinton has banned federal funds from being used for human cloning research, stating that, "Any discovery that touches upon human creation is not simply a matter of scientific inquiry, it is a matter of morality. ...

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A topic of controversy that is being debated throughout families across America as well as in the legislature is the scientific discovery and usage of embryonic stem cell research. ... The discovery of embryonic stem cells is exceptionally unique because unlike other potential methods that have been examined to cure a single disease, this procedure holds promise to curing a number of different diseases. Juvenile Diabetes is the one that I am most familiar with, regarding my knowledge on how the stem cells would specifically be inserted and could effectively treat victims with diabetes. ...

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The young adult now feels that, without her knowledge or consent, she was made a party to morally offensive acts. ... On the other side, winner of the Nobel Prize, David Baltimore says, "Once in a long while, medical science comes up with a wholly new way to attack disease. [ ] An opportunity presented itself with the discovery that human embryonic stem cells can be grown in large amounts [ ] whereby new cells, tissues and organs could be grown that could replace diseased ones. ...

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Ideas exchanged in trade bring new inventions and discoveries, which enables humans to advance in the new technologies of today. ... A "tribe" provides a lot more knowledge and skill to survive than the wee power of just one person by them self. ...

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However most of them do involve the question of whether or not it is acceptable to destroy many potential lives to advance our knowledge as humans, and possibly someday cure many diseases in the process (Kass). ... Concluding the coalition states, "We have entered the twenty-first century and are on the verge of breakthrough biomedical discoveries that could save millions of lives The United States has an obligation to demonstrate our continued leadership in this arena and we can only do so with the support of out government." ...

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At some time in our lives, we have all heard of some form of genetic engineering whether it was on the news, at school or in the workplace. Most people do not realise just how much time and money is now going into creating solutions to our everyday problems using genetic engineering, problems such ...

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