Rita Sobhy
Discussion #14
BRCA1 gene mutation is a genetic marker that predicts cancer now, it may not be a marker that predicts cancer in the future. BRCA1 stands for (Breast Cancer genes1). They are genes linked to breast cancer risk. Conley Dalton talks about BRACA1 and describes what they are associated with in her book “You May Ask Yourself”. Conley gives some reasons why it may not predict cancer in the future. She states “The effects of genes are fluid and subject to change thanks to the evolving social practices.” Things are always changing in the world so people can get effected with something new and the doctors wouldn’t even be able to recognize if its cancer or not. Different things are always evolving. Conley continues to talk about genetics knows that things are changing. …show more content…
She says” The phenomena of changing facts is not unique to genetics, but rather to all science that deals with humans. Effects come and go as they are absorbed by the adaptive system we call society.” An example that can explain this would be a store opening. The owner doesn’t know who will come in, what time that person will come, how long they will stay and what time they are going to leave. Sometimes the owner can predict when it a person could come in because it’s a daily customer but other times if they don’t come then its unpredictable to tell when they are going to come since they haven’t shown up at the specific time they usually come. When it comes to BRAC1 it can predict cancer but at some point it will not able to predict it anymore just because of the different changes in our society. And the changes in our society aren’t predictable either. Conley also gives another example how they are not going to predict cancer in the future. She states “BRAC1 mutation may predict mastectomies, not breast cancer.” So it’s already not predicting cancer at some point which means there is a big chance it will not predict cancer in the future but
Discussion #14
BRCA1 gene mutation is a genetic marker that predicts cancer now, it may not be a marker that predicts cancer in the future. BRCA1 stands for (Breast Cancer genes1). They are genes linked to breast cancer risk. Conley Dalton talks about BRACA1 and describes what they are associated with in her book “You May Ask Yourself”. Conley gives some reasons why it may not predict cancer in the future. She states “The effects of genes are fluid and subject to change thanks to the evolving social practices.” Things are always changing in the world so people can get effected with something new and the doctors wouldn’t even be able to recognize if its cancer or not. Different things are always evolving. Conley continues to talk about genetics knows that things are changing. …show more content…
She says” The phenomena of changing facts is not unique to genetics, but rather to all science that deals with humans. Effects come and go as they are absorbed by the adaptive system we call society.” An example that can explain this would be a store opening. The owner doesn’t know who will come in, what time that person will come, how long they will stay and what time they are going to leave. Sometimes the owner can predict when it a person could come in because it’s a daily customer but other times if they don’t come then its unpredictable to tell when they are going to come since they haven’t shown up at the specific time they usually come. When it comes to BRAC1 it can predict cancer but at some point it will not able to predict it anymore just because of the different changes in our society. And the changes in our society aren’t predictable either. Conley also gives another example how they are not going to predict cancer in the future. She states “BRAC1 mutation may predict mastectomies, not breast cancer.” So it’s already not predicting cancer at some point which means there is a big chance it will not predict cancer in the future but