Genetic testing

initiated in the 1990’s, it has brought with it many ethical considerations. Along with the success of genetic testing comes the realization that difficult choices come with a positive diagnosis. The parents, sometimes, are not prepared to make these difficult decisions no matter how much counseling has been completed. A choice that may be to parents following a positive diagnosis of prenatal testing is to terminate the pregnancy. Ethical Dilemma The ability to foresee a child’s predisposed…

called a genetic risk factor. The protein Apolipoprotein E-4 is considered to be a genetic risk factor. Everyone inherits a copy of some form of APOE from each parent. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from one parent have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from both parents have an even higher risk, but it’s not a certainty that they will develop the disease. It is important to point out that’s the reason why APOE- 4 is considered a genetic risk-factor. APOE-4 is a genetic…

foolish ambition to alter what it means to be human all possible through genetic engineering if the science goes that far. If the first part of that sentence seems familiar, it is because it strikes many of the same chords of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein when Frankenstein created the monster in his lab. Technology, no matter if it can be used for good, can become monstrous if the technology goes down morally questionable roads. Genetic engineering can alter the genes of humans to cure them of…

condition at which an individual has missing teeth as a result of the failure of those teeth to develop (Cesario, 2015). There has also been common blood types found in women who develop the disease without a known family history. However, little testing has been done regarding blood type and ovarian cancer. Women can take protective steps in order to avoid outside factors imposing a risk of developing ovarian cancer. Breastfeeding has been studied to prevent or eliminate the risk associated…

because it creates genetic variations and survival advantage. Mutation is a process that changes the DNA sequence. It has been studies that multiple genes are the possible risk factors for breast cancer. However, mutation of the genes relates to breast cancer because it is a result of critical genes growing and dividing uncontrollably, which are responsible for cell growth and repair damaged. According to Genetic Learning Science Center (2015), germline mutations are genetic changes that are…

Animal testing is used for many things. It may be used for testing medical products and just the everyday makeup that women feel the need for. Animals are also used for determining the level of toxicity of medications and checking for the safety of medications for humans. (Should) What if there was a drug that could cure cancer and we did not know if it was safe for humans to take. As mankind we would want to test the new drug on something that has a similar genetic makeup to humans just to make…

Futuristic Advantages of Maintaining a Genetic Database As time has strengthened the understanding of the genome, controversy has arisen over the role of genetics in society. Genes store the recipe for human life. Thus, by having access to an individual 's genetic information, a vast amount of knowledge could be gathered. Genetic information can be obtained through specific forms of DNA analysis, which include testing for monogenic recessive or monogenic dominant condition, as well as more…

understand the disease, as there is no significance behind it for them. Another bias is presented in the very first few paragraphs, when Diamond and his partner gratefully discovered they were not carries of Tay Sachs. Having to take the step of being testing himself, the author sensed the distress which many others are afraid to face. This trait likely drove Diamond to desire to dig deeper and know as much about the disease as possible. Not only for himself, but for the benefit of so many…

not too distant future when parents have moved from having “God -children”, that is babies born naturally with no interference from science, to having babies that are genetically engineered for specific traits, or for lower or zero probability for genetic diseases or dispositions. The protagonist of the film, Vincent, was a God-child and thus genetically inferior. A blood test taken at birth determined that he would probably not live past thirty due to the 99% probability that he would have a…

Ethical Issues in Genetic Screening for Breast Cancer: Patenting of BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 genes Breast cancer affects over 508,000 women worldwide and almost 50-58% of cases result in death. It is the top cancer in women (WHO, 2017, p.2). Scientist Mary-Claire King discovered BRCA1, the gene mutation for causing breast cancer, in 1994. BRCA2 was discovered in 1995 (Park, 2014). Testing options have previously been limited due to gene patenting. A patient carrying BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 can reduce the…