Genetic linkage

Genetic Engineering is the modification of an organism 's genetic composition by artificial means, often involving the transfer of specific traits, or genes, from one organism into a plant or animal of an entirely different species. With this new, rapidly growing, technology we are now able to do things that we once thought were impossible. In Ethics and the New Genetics, the Dalai Lama addresses problems that we need to consider as we continue to explore this microscopic world that we have…

“Sometimes things are hard, and some things are right. And some things are both. This is one of those things.” –Tim Cook Now when Tim Cook said this he was in no way referring to genome editing, but his words can be applied to many difficult situations. Imagine a world where doctors are gods creating and designing the next generation of human beings. Before a baby is even born they are able to go in and pick and choose what the baby will look like, what abilities they have. They can remove…

Julian Rotter, who studied human behavioral genetics, viewed personality as a changeable response due to various situations. Family has been shown to shape personality through by heredity; for example, a family might make an innately timid child either more timid or less so. The acceptance of belonging…

It is the genetic instructions for how as aspect of a person develops. A genotype for a specific trait is inherited from the parents. The environment can influence the phenotype through Epigenetics. The environment can physically alter a DNA sequence or it can influence…

The first negative aspect to the world of GATTACA would be that those chosen to be one’s partner seemed to be solely based on the other person’s genetic sequence and their “ranking.” When Irene goes to sequence Jerome’s (Vincent’s) hair and gets the sequence back, the person working at the sequencing booth tells her that Jerome’s “rating” is a 9.3 and that he is “quite the catch.” By saying this,…

focused studies on certain organisms like the Galapagos Island finches have played a large role in our knowledge today about biological evolution, natural selection and descent with modification. Over many generations and an extended period of time the genetic change of an organism is bound to happen, these changes are called biological evolution. Scientists have studied these changes and how they occur for many years, all starting with Charles Darwin on the Galapagos Islands.…

introduced in order to fulfill our cultures supply needs for food. Genetically Modified Organisms can be crops that have a modified DNA sequence that is superior than naturally occurring plants. Abbie Goldbas states that, “Gmos are organisms whose genetic makeups have been changed by mutating, inserting, or deleting…

Frances English 212 23 July 2016 Personalized Medicine: Classifying Data for use in the Clinical Setting In the past 10 years, the area of genetics has undergone a huge transformation, and many discoveries regarding our DNA, genome, and other aspects of our development have been made. The developments of new technologies, which can sequence our entire genetic sequence in very short periods of time, have caused a major influx of data to the medical field. Researchers are now beginning to think…

The “Pointless” Artificial Creation The matter of cloning reached a peak when CEO of BioArts International, Lou Hawthorne, announced to his company that they were no longer offering dog-cloning services by giving demand of cloning for a an uninterested market and unethical competition between international markets as one of the reasons for the stoppage. A similar situation of total disregard to organism creation through laboratorial procedures was observed in Ehrlich’s article talking about the…

Many people realize that sleep plays a vital role in maintaining a healthy body, but many times they put it at the bottom of their priority list due to the hectic life style of today’s society. It has been known that factors such as your health, age, gender, etc. have played a big influence on how much sleep you need in order to function well the following day. Scientist are now pointing at two factors that influence how much sleep you need: sleep need, the amount of sleep you need in order to…