Biology Essay

My educational career goals are to remain in a path that I am constantly interested so I won’t be changing majors in college, as well as somehow always being involved outside of school with these subjects of interest. In order to achieve the goal of being constantly interested in my career I need to find a job in a specific field that uses bioscience to aid others including humans and animals because that interests me. I also need to find a specific subject or field that is constantly growing…

Melissa Puentes Ms. Vinson English 4 DC- Period 7 April 4, 2015 Animal Experimentation When one speaks of animal testing, what is the first thing that comes to mind? Do you agree or disagree with the use of animals for human purpose? Animal testing has been a long heated topic for many years. Many claim that it is for the better good and it’s justified, while others say that it can be replaced and is cruel and unjust. Animal testing, or animal experimentation, is the use of animals to test…

With the successful results in DNA research, many anticipate the enhancements on human life as it uncovers new potential for solutions for hunger, cures for diseases, and increases on the life span. However, with the rudimentary knowledge and techniques, the consequences of each benefit are unknown, as it is followed by the potential risks for each scenario. Although there is potential for DNA research to innovate the healthcare of the humankind, it is yet too dangerous to apply in our daily…

If one were to look at the skeletal structure of a whale one could see a bone structure that would fit a less aquatic mammal with there being clear kneebones in sight and also leg bones built units every devolvement these bones may have lost their effectiveness but the whale genome still is programmed to produce these bones the same comparison can be made with humans as well if one would look at a human that has been agitated for 4 weeks there is a clear tail but said tail is lost during later…

Organ donation: Ethical issues in organ transplant What is a transplant? An organ transplant is a surgical operation where a failing or damaged organ in the human body is removed and replaced with a new one. When the organ is finally transplanted the body has to fight off rejection. Rejection means the body is fighting off the new organ. (Link 1) History There were many failures at the start of organ transplants but by the mid-20th century Doctor’s were successfully performing organ…

In child development there is much debate about if a child's intelligence level is inherited from their parents or as a result of their environment, leading psychologists back to the nature vs nurture debate. Some psychologist's believe that intelligence level are genetically determined and inherited from their parents supporting the nature argument in the debate. There has been many studies conducted to support this over the last generation. One of the most noted studies was a twin study…

“Organ donation is an ethically complex area of medicine because a wide variety of religious and cultural beliefs exist regarding death, and many myths surround organ procurement and donation” (Cotter 603). Many religious books and leaders preach that organ donation is forbidden, and although many of those are misinterpretations, some people still feel that they need to die whole, and will have the ability to easily opt-out. In some religions, it is be believed that donating your organs could…

As Kimura argued, a lot of the genetic variation we see in our world today comes not only from natural selection, but also from genetic drift. Genetic drift explains nothing more than changes in the numbers of gene frequency in a population. This explains that not only will natural selection play an important role in populations, but will genetic drift as well. Kimura through a series of experiments and observations was able to determine that genetic drift had a lot to do with evolution and the…

As we continue to grow more intelligent within our society, science has broken barriers when it comes to DNA, genetics and what are called “designer babies.” Stated in the Oxford dictionary, designer baby, by definition is: a baby whose genetic make-up has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or to ensure that a particular gene is present (Oxford Dictionary, 2017). This allows to pre-select embryos before implantation. While that sounds phenomenal, no disease has actually…

What hair color? Tall or short? Smart or athletic? Imagine that you are able to choose the traits of your child, would you create a perfect baby or conceive your baby naturally? Researchers have been saying that parents will be able to choose their child’s genes. This can be done by placing a sperm and an egg on a plate to be observed and modified. By PGD, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and genetic therapy, human embryos can be checked for genetic defects and can be inserted genes that treat…