Gene patent

Many have worried about how genetic engineering would affect humans, and the perception of beauty or self. Would those who are born naturally become ugly? Would one only be beautiful if their looks were predetermined? What would happen to the self-confidence of those who are born without genetic engineering? Would the children blame the parents for any of their faults? Or will the world continue spin, without much being changed? Some think this would affect the looks of humanity. The idea that…

technology. Instead, she introduced a gene editing tool developed in 2011 by Jennifer Doudna, a graduate of Pomona College. Using proteins that precisely cut DNA, scientists can make specific genome edits, which have already resulted in cures for mice with sickle cell anemia. Almost daily, I hear about research that cures even more genetic diseases using this technique. This technology fascinates and excites me and I look forward to learning more about the impact of gene editing on our future,…

is no longer a science-fiction term, but an expression that has even found its way into the dictionary. Designer baby is defined as “a baby whose genetic makeup has been selected in order to eradicate a particular defect, or ensure that a particular gene is present” (Catalano, The People,…

Viruses are typically species-specific, with one type of virus affecting one species of host. Therefore, a human virus cannot infect a feline and vice versa. The reasoning behind this limitation is that viruses use docking proteins to attach to surface receptors on host cells. Moreover, the cell membrane proteins attach to docking chemicals (Daempfle, 2016). In addition, viruses also utilized this docking system in order to attach to host cells. Obvious exceptions exist which include…

title Huntington’s disease, also referred to as HD or Huntington's Chorea, is an inherited trait in which the human nerve cells in the brain break down over time. In the United States, this rare, unwanted disease affects twenty thousand to two hundred thousand people every year. This illness, slowly but surely, will alter the overall person’s functional ability; including physical, social, and mental decline that stops a person from fully living a normal life. Huntington’s Chorea will start…

present in nearly all living beings. The DNA carries all the genetic information of that specific being. Humans and animal DNA was discovered to be very similar, so scientist questions what they could do with that information. In the article “ Will gene-altered athletes kill sports? Soon animal DNA could make us faster and stronger.no training needed” by Gregory M. Lamb, he wrote about how scientists are mixing human DNA with animal DNA. Even though humans share most DNA with different animals,…

leading to phosphorylation and activation of IKK. IKK phosphorylates IkB leading to its degradation and the release of NFkB which enter the nucleus. NFkB is a transcription factor that is normally found in cytoplasm. IkB activates transcription of genes for inflammatory cytokines, which are synthesized in the cytoplasm and secreted through the endoplasmic…

As in the case of swine-origin influenza A/H1N1, which is 26 caused by mutation of influenza H1N1 and has rapidly 27 spread to every continent in 2009, the emergence of new 28 organisms due to mutation can cause disturbance of exist- 29 ing ecosystems. On the other hand, even if sickle cell ane- 30 mia acts as a harmful mutation in most environments, it 31 can act as a beneficial mutant by virtue of the heterozy- 32 gote advantage and may promote human survival in 33 malaria-infested regions.…

chromosomes, one from each parent. That is 46 in each cell. Now lets call each cookbook a chromosome so that would mean each book would have two editions of 23 different books. Hope I didn’t lose you yet. To sum it all up, each recipe in the book is a gene. Can you imagine that this book collection would contain AT LEAST 30,000 recipes! So I bet you’re thinking “How does DNA work” In a particular night, when I actually wanted to cook something for once and not just rely on mine oh so…

In 1942 Germany, the Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler, wanted to create a population of what he called the “perfect race.” The “perfect race” consisted people carrying the traits of blonde hair, blue eyes, and white skin. Hitler believed that whoever carried these specific traits were superior over others. Designer babies are no different. A designer baby is created by following some certain criteria of what a person wants them to be. I believe that although there are situations in which science is…