Robert injects her with “GA series, serum 391, Compound 6”, a serum previously shown to be effective in rats (I Am Legend). He watches the monitors with no emotion, waiting for the effects to begin. The subject begins to respond with a decreasing pulse and lessening temperature, unfortunately as quickly as the response began so did the disease regression. She thrashes in her restraints and screams before falling back to the table with no heartbeat, but instead of allowing her death, Robert restarts her heart in order to keep her alive for further experimentation with no intention of allowing her to rest. With an air of defeat Robert states “GA series, serum 391, Compound ineffective on humans” (I Am Legend). Neville fails to see that he is
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Daily Science wrote an article about “Virologist and cancer biologist Patrick Lee” calling him the “real-life I Am Legend” (Dalhousie). Lee has been working on the very vaccine portrayed in the movie; he is genetically modifying the measles vaccine to cure cancer. Lee’s research claims that the “Reovirus… self-propagates and multiplies when it attaches itself to a host cell. With ordinary viruses, they can cause sickness due to infection. Reovirus, though, kills cancerous host cells and leaves healthy cells alone” (Dalhousie). His research published nine years prior to the movie showed promise in mice. The Reovirus not only worked in shrinking tumors, but actively sought them out and destroyed them (Dalhousie). The Krippen Virus is eerily similar to Lee’s Reovirus. Theoretically the measles virus has potential to mutate due to the single stranded ribonucleic acid contained in many viruses, however, the virus in I am Legend producing a massive deviation from the original virus is highly unlikely. In regards to whether such a scenario is possible, Lee stated that ‘Scientists don’t like to deal in absolutes, but in this case, I would say absolutely impossible’ (Lee qtd. In Dalhousie). Lee’s work exemplifies the arduous journey of perfecting an organism before the general public has access. Careful trial and error, analysis, examination, and ethical …show more content…
Professors at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee are beginning to teach their students ethics through film.
Professors claim that “although classroom discussions around case studies sometimes engage students, often the homogeneity and inexperience of the class result in a narrow focus on issues. In order to overcome this instructional problem, we have identified several popular movies that raise issues ranging from public health to research methods and practice” (S. Brophy, et al.).
The professors found that students had a difficult time comprehending the ethical scenarios through discussion alone, yet students were able to readily identify those same scenarios easier after having them introduced through film. Vanderbilt University has conducted experiments in which they show a film on the premise of a free movie night. Students are asked to fill out a survey prior to watching the film. They were asked to consider the following
Daily Science wrote an article about “Virologist and cancer biologist Patrick Lee” calling him the “real-life I Am Legend” (Dalhousie). Lee has been working on the very vaccine portrayed in the movie; he is genetically modifying the measles vaccine to cure cancer. Lee’s research claims that the “Reovirus… self-propagates and multiplies when it attaches itself to a host cell. With ordinary viruses, they can cause sickness due to infection. Reovirus, though, kills cancerous host cells and leaves healthy cells alone” (Dalhousie). His research published nine years prior to the movie showed promise in mice. The Reovirus not only worked in shrinking tumors, but actively sought them out and destroyed them (Dalhousie). The Krippen Virus is eerily similar to Lee’s Reovirus. Theoretically the measles virus has potential to mutate due to the single stranded ribonucleic acid contained in many viruses, however, the virus in I am Legend producing a massive deviation from the original virus is highly unlikely. In regards to whether such a scenario is possible, Lee stated that ‘Scientists don’t like to deal in absolutes, but in this case, I would say absolutely impossible’ (Lee qtd. In Dalhousie). Lee’s work exemplifies the arduous journey of perfecting an organism before the general public has access. Careful trial and error, analysis, examination, and ethical …show more content…
Professors at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee are beginning to teach their students ethics through film.
Professors claim that “although classroom discussions around case studies sometimes engage students, often the homogeneity and inexperience of the class result in a narrow focus on issues. In order to overcome this instructional problem, we have identified several popular movies that raise issues ranging from public health to research methods and practice” (S. Brophy, et al.).
The professors found that students had a difficult time comprehending the ethical scenarios through discussion alone, yet students were able to readily identify those same scenarios easier after having them introduced through film. Vanderbilt University has conducted experiments in which they show a film on the premise of a free movie night. Students are asked to fill out a survey prior to watching the film. They were asked to consider the following