Behavioural genetics

With improving technology and The Human Genome Project’s comprehensive list, designing babies has become a legitimate possibility. Though it will come at a hefty price, at least in the beginning, the manipulation of genetic sequences will allow parents to create healthier, stronger, and more beautiful babies. Just because it can be done does that mean it should? Despite the major benefit of designing babies across the world, there are many problems that this new technology allows. Nicholas Agar…

Figure 1: Shows the gene expression changes found in Arabidopsis after the insertion of the IRX1, IRX3, and IRX5 mutants(Brown). 1A shows the principal component data collected from the targeted areas of the plant(Brown). 1B shows a comparison of gene expression of the base and tip of the stem and the change of level(Brown). 1C shows the slope of genes most likely to be related to IRX3(Brown). From Figure 1B, it is shown through analysis that there are several hundred genes that show an increase…

against human manipulation of genetic makeup (Eugenics, 2006). This is relative to the current public debate over the ethicality of human genetic engineering because often times the distinction between eugenics and human genetic engineering is lost. Genetic testing, the fundamental base of human genetic engineering, was…

There is another point to consider in genetics and anorexia. It is that maybe genetics and environment together can cause the onset of anorexia. There are two ways this can happen. One is gene-environment interaction, which basically means that if a person has a certain gene and is placed in the right environment…

Results: TAS2R38 Gene he TAS2R38 gene, encodes a protein that allows people to taste the bitter chemical PTC. To begin the experiment, each student tasted two separate pieces of paper to show their individual phenotypes. The first paper was a control, and the second paper was PTC paper. If the individual tasted a bitterness while tasting the PTC paper, they were classified as a taster, and if nothing was tasted they were classified as a non-taster (Leicht 165). Once these expected phenotypes…

“Nature vs Nurture in Special Education,” by Professor Susan Umok-Mars she states “if we (sic) create separate places in the school community, we (sic) exclude some students from being part of that community.” Nature has given these children a specific genetic marker, but how is it nurturing their communal and emotional development when denied the diversity of the academic landscape (Mars). The amalgamation of the student body will encourage a greater sense of community and acceptance for all…

Should We Allow Genetic Engineering of Humans? Genetic engineering is a burgeoning technology that has been surging in development and popularity within the last few years. Genetic engineering is the altercation of genes in an organism. Humans have been doing this for millennia through process of selective breeding since the dawn of agriculture. In modern times, we have made a lot of headway on the development of technologies that make the process easier. Today through the advent of new…

In order to accomplish the goal of genome synthesizing, the scientist needed to use certain equipment that would allow them to visualize and make data for the experiment. Previous work demonstrated that experimentation with a single codon was successful. Confirmation that the 57 codon versions of ads and tyrS were functional in vivo and that recoded and nsAA dependent and maintained fitness and provided extremely low escape rates as previously reported. Electroporation protocol…

homozygous dominant; or two recessive alleles, non-tasters (tt) making that person homozygous recessive; a dominant allele from one parent and a recessive allele form the other parent (Tt) will make that person heterozygous, also a taster of PTC. The genetic makeup of a person at the molecular level and understanding of alleles involved is important for genotype analysis. The purpose of the experiment is to investigate genotype or phenotype for PTC tasting by tasting a PTC test strip in…

society to be bigger, better, and more efficient. These are admirable goals, but have we simply pushed too far? Genetic Modified Organisms (GMO’s) become a prime example, while some argue the ingenuity of them, other might protest the concerning effects. Furthermore, the controversy rises when people discuss whether they should be allowed or how they should be regulated. Admittedly, Genetic Modified Organisms has been something humans have experimented with for years. Only recently has it…