Francis Capra

all life, and how DNA is passed on from generation to generation. Francis Crick and an american scientist James Watson will be in the race for discovery of the century, along with 31 year old British scientist Rosalind Franklin. She was responsible for the findings that will pave the way of Watson and Crick in the discovery of the structure of DNA. In 1962, the Nobel Prize is awarded to James Watson, Francis Crick, and Maurice Wilkins for their ground breaking work…

Sir Francis Drake is guilty of voluntary manslaughter. This comes in play with the Spanish Armada. Voluntary manslaughter is where you kill someone and plan doing it. Drake planned on killing the Spanish Armada because Queen Elizabeth told him they were preparing to kill her. The queen never said to kill them, she told Drake to stop them. She never threatened or forced him to do this act. The only orders the queen had were to return in six months. Drake sailed to England with his crew. One…

The Elizabethan Era was a time of many popular skilled sports. The Elizabethan era was from 1558-1603. There were a numerous amount of sports and activities people could participate in. Sports gained popularity immensely during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. All social classes, genders, and ages could play. Some sports were played individually while others were played with a team. Sports were used as a pastime for some people, and others used it as skill training. There were many popular…

Geneticists are split. The thing dividing them is the supernatural topic of human genetic modification. Human genetic modification is something seen in many cliche science fiction films, but more people are using genetic engineering by the day. There are many dangers about human genetic engineering; the outcomes of human genetic engineering are too irregular and dangerous for humans to use. Although some would classify human genetic engineering as a ghastly creation, there are many positive…

Bioengineering is a rapidly developing field that relates the principles of engineering to a wide variety of biological applications. Many applications of bioengineering are crucial for the dietary and medical needs of many people around the world, and without them starvation and disease would be far more widespread than they are today. As bioengineering becomes more widespread foods will become more plentiful, pharmaceuticals will become more advanced, and more people will be able to live…

Sapiens is written by Yuval Noah Harari, who puts forward so many concerns about homo sapiens future after we have broken the laws of “natural selection.” The goal of this paper is to do the close reading of the content’s last part and give some opinions on author’s arguments. In the last part “The End of Homo Sapiens”, Harari points out that we have broken the laws of natural selection and entered the new realm of intelligent design, worrying about what the future will be like for homo…

November 1780 Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton of the British Army hunted a man by the name Francis Marion. Lt. Colonel Tarleton hunted this man for seven hours through the backwoods and swamps of South Caroline, eventually giving up and stated “As for this old, fox the devil himself could not catch him.” Francis Marion would forever be known as the Swamp Fox. Francis “Swamp Fox” Marion was an important figure in history especially military history because; he was the pioneer of guerilla tactics,…

Genetically engineering Babies Genetically engineering our children could potentially be a popular thing of the future. As this theory develops there are two different opinions on this situation. There are scientist who are completely for genetic engineering and there are scientist completely against it. So far this is still in testing but it very well could be a normal concept right around the corner. Genetically engineering means that they modify or change genes in a zygote (fertilized egg).…

Michael Sandel in “The case Against Perfection” talks about benefits and drawbacks in genetic engineering, designer children, and bionic athletes. The benefit is that improving technological advancement, we will be able to treat and prevent many diseases that are prevalent today. The downside is that exponential growth of technologies will allow us to manipulate our own nature, to enhance our cognitive abilities, physical strength, and choose genetic traits of our children to make ourselves…

Watson and Francis Crick unraveled the mystery of molecular biology. James Watson and Francis Crick have significantly improved the world with their discovery of the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid, commonly known as DNA. The prodigious work they accomplished in their lives has had a profound impact on modern science. James Watson and Francis Crick deserve to be honored among the list of 100 influential Americans put out by The Atlantic publication. James Watson and his colleague, Francis…