Francis Galton

In class students were asked to examine genetic engineering and develop their own opinion about the controversial topic based on the video shown in class. The video that we watched was Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever- Crisper in a Nutshell. I learned a lot about genetic engineering through the film. I discovered that Crisper was excelling the process of genetic engineering that already existed. Throughout the film I began to develop my opinions about the use of genetic…

Four Idols Sir Francis Bacon divided the flaws of human thinking and understanding into four parts. These parts are in order of Idols of the Tribe, Idols of the Cave, Idols of the Market-place, and Idols of the Theatre. Each idol represents a separate fault in the way we perceive occurrences in the natural world and attempt to find a solid, unbiased, fact based, conclusion to the reasons behind the occurrences. These Idols, some more than others, inhibit one’s ability to have a clear way of…

Technology has advanced so far that it has created new opportunities for parents to genetically modify their offspring. This new technology allows parents to choose their desired traits such as the offspring’s gender, eye color, handedness, addictive behavior, nutritional background and athleticism. Many people refer to this new technology as designer babies. This name is termed by many journalists because its purpose is to give more control to parents over their child’s genes before they are…

The first time that I was exposed to genetic engineering was when I was a rising junior in college and attended a summer Biomedical Sciences program hosted by the University of Maryland. We learned about many aspects of genetics in the Biomedical research field and that immediately piqued my interest. I was further exposed to genetics, the act of gene splicing, and altering genomes in a lab when we first hand inserted a plasmid from an organism into a bacteria causing the activity and…

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…

your older siblings, but none of them can compare to the influence of St Francis of Assisi. This influencer was an Italian religious preacher and leader who was born on the c. 1182 Assisi, Umbria, Italy. St. Francis of Assisi is the patron saint of animals & the environment who could also be viewed as the original Earth Day advocate. Francis' devotion to God was expressed through his love for all of God's creation. St. Francis cared for the poor and sick, he preached sermons to animals, and…

fantastic tale to give a first-hand account about the journeys of the five main winners, namely, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Linus Pauling and himself. The race first begins when Watson, an American, finds himself in the Cavendish Laboratory of Cambridge University in 1951, to work alongside a group of scientists to work on the structure of protein. This is where he first met Francis Crick, his fellow colleague and main collaborator. Both Watson and Crick agreed…

DNA was discovered through the collaboration of several scientists, most notably James Watson and Francis Crick. The two main methods used in the discovery of the structure of DNA was experimental, through X-ray crystallography, and theoretical, through building a model based upon the experimental data. Linus Pauling, James Watson, and Francis Crick were proponents of the theoretical model for the structure of DNA, while Erwin Chargaff, Maurice Wilkens, and Rosalind Franklin were champions of…

Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most beloved and well known saints of the world today. Saint Francis was born on 1181. Saint Francis was born into a wealthy family. Francis later participated in the fourth crusade. Francis obviously wanted more than wealth but to be a noble knight and have power. Most troops from Assisi were butchered but those who were wealthy were to be imprisoned then later ransomed out. After a year in a prison Francis was ransomed out. However the only battle he…

Saint Francis of Assisi is one of the most recognizable saints in the Catholic faith. The story of his life gives some reason as to why that may be. Saint Francis grew up in France and was named after his home country to reflect his father’s non-religious and business-driven dreams for him. His family consisted of wealthy cloth merchants who catered to his every whim. During his late adolescent years, Francis became attracted to a life of sin, partying often and giving into many vices.…