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has cured diseases like severe combined immune deficiency , leukemia and leber's congenital amaurosis. This is done by replacing the mutated gene that causes these diseases with new genetic material that was carried by a virus which binded with the cell. This type of genetic editing is called genetic therapy and it could be used to cure…

to take measures to avoid getting sick.” (Biotechnology 16). Meaning that patients would know if they carry the gene for a certain disease and could take action against the disease before it caused permanent damage. Genetic research, much like Stem Cell Research, would allow patients to know what they, or even their children could be carrying, and would allow doctors a way to begin to create a cure or a drug, because of that, genetic research and experimentation can help save lives…

is understandable to be scared of “Putting our trust in commercial markets...would unleash a genetic enhancement rat race that could never be contained.”(Hayes, Richard). People keep on wanting more and more, and it can eventually turn into a bad cycle of genetically enhanced people that is irreversible. In Brave New World, a huge problem with the genetic engineering is that the people can’t make decisions concerning their own fate and this causes a huge lack of diversity in the population. The…

Frederick Sanger was a very important scientist, considered one of the most important biochemists of all time. Born on August 13, 1918, in Rendcombe, England, (biography.com) Frederick Sanger was born the son of Frederick and Cecile Sanger. He studied at the University of Cambridge, and after graduating, continued his scientific research there, working there since 1940. After working for many years at Cambridge and earning numerous awards, he died November 13, 2013 due to natural…

Describe trisomy 21. Trisomy 21 is a genetic disorder commonly known as Down syndrome. It is caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. IT is the most common chromosomal abnormality associated with intellectual disability. One in 730 live births results in trisomy 21. It is seen in all ages, races and socioeconomic levels, but a higher incidence is found with a maternal age older than 35 years. This is associated with the fact that 90% of cases with an extra chromosome…

This all seems to be wonderful ideas, and the reason why people would want to pass this Therapeutic cloning process, but this may sound shocking to some who haven’t done theirthere research on Therapeutic cloning. Medical researchers have found that cells that have been cloned wind up developing very serious defects…

A new and highly talked about topic is stem cell research. Stem cell research is an extraordinary, yet very controversial subject. Stem cells are a very large focus in today’s study of biomedical research. Stem cell research is beneficial because the research that is done can help cure diseases and regenerate cells that will be able to give humans, and their body’s, another chance at being healthy. Stem cells are defined as, “Undifferentiated cells of a multicellular organism that are…

the loss of this amino acid. The mutant CFTR leads to the disease as the incorrect protein folding is detected in the endoplasmic reticulum which leads the protein to be degraded and thus never reaches the cell membrane whereas with a normal CFTR protein, the protein actually reaches the cell membrane and is integrated into it. CFTR works as a channel that exports chloride ions across the membrane; this is the function that is affected when the gene is mutated.…

In the article “Eggs for sale” by M. A. Garcia, the author goes into detail about her journey on aspirating her eggs. She reveals that in the beginning her main focus was on the financial compensation she would receive. Garcia later learned that she would be giving a couple something no one else could. She gave them the gift of life, she allowed them to become parents. Egg donation is an exceedingly controversial topic, many believe that it is unethical to remove the eggs of one female and…

growth. To sum up the process of therapeutic cloning; it involves the removal of a nucleus in a cell,…