Human Genome Project

correlate to stress levels in an individual (Douglas et al. 2007). The main research that has been conducted to look at the relationship between salivary amylase and ancestral diet is a paper by Perry and his colleagues titled, “Diet and the evolution of human amylase gene copy number variation”. This is where the purpose for this experiment comes from. We wanted to replicate this paper on a smaller scale and see if we could observe similar…

Gene editing has long been held out as a potential panacea for all human genetic disorders. Beyond human disease, it holds potential for producing disease free and larger plants and animals. Alternatively, resistance to herbicides can be edited into a plants genome or genes to increase drought tolerance. Furthermore, slight tweaks to the genome can produce crops that will be more desirable to consumers and thus enable their producers to earn more money. If the small change is only the removal of…

Moalem is a novel that investigates genetic disorders/ diseases and how they might have once facilitated our survival. This particular novel highlights a few disorders and diseases and delves into their history of how they might have benefitted the human race at some point. After all, Moalem comments, “It’s a book about life- yours, ours, and that of every little living thing under the sun” (ix). A common theme throughout the book is that biology will select for the disease that will kill you…

testing, although becoming commonplace, has been put at the center of the abortion debate in the United States. Doctors should only perform prenatal genetic testing in rare cases and very sparingly in order to protect the lives of the unborn whose genome sequence may deviate from what is considered genetically ¨normal¨. Although ¨testing and abortion are not synonymous¨ (Rebouché and Rothenberg 993) these two have begun to form a clear connection in a world where abortion is now acceptable.…

The debate has occurred for ages; what defines us as human beings- Nature or Nurture? This question is especially intriguing when analyzing what give athletes an advantage. Do certain genes affect how well athletes perform or is it an environment filled with artificial methods to make our bodies better? In Malcolm Gladwell’s article, In athletic competitions, what qualifies as a sporting chance, he analyzes just that. Gladwell discusses and provides examples from athletes who were born with…

The 21st century has been built up by many factors. One of the most important factors is Genetic counseling. Genetic counseling is the act of diagnosing and classifying a genetic disease to identify unaffected and affected carriers of the defective gene. This helps us to counsel them about their risk of passing it down to their children. Genetic counseling is very helpful, informative, and practical. It seems to be enhancing the knowledge of parents. Genetic counselors can help to identify and…

There are many factors that are considered as a potential cause of human diseases. Most of the diseases result from a complex interaction between an individuals genetic make-up, lifestyle and environmental agents that he or she is exposed to. Family history is definitely one of the most potent risk factors. A person inherits a complete set of genes from their parents as well as a vast array of cultural and socioeconomic experiences from their family. Family history is thought to be a good…

Genetic testing has been a topic that has been around for quite some time. Whether it is finding out your family history or finding out your own biological make up, almost everyone has an interest in it. Recently I have seen quite a few people use the 23 and me system. After reading about it, it was disappointing to see that over time they have changed the way they did the results. I think now that we are surrounded by information about different illnesses and we hear about so much of them now,…

Everyone is made up of their parent’s genes like it or not. Everything about a person comes from their parents to create their DNA. There is good and bad to genetics being passed down. Genes can have many diseases and disorders passed down, there is a way to parents prepare for these problems and prevent these issues. What problems can genetic testing solve? Genetic testing can help fix many complications such as: finding genetic abnormalities and helping couples through in vitro fertilization.…

classification of a person through Dosas is just proof in how much there is to be learned about Ayurveda and other traditional methods. The stem cell research is new to me and I am coming from a place of little wisdom on studies such as the Human Genome Project but if the evidence out there is connecting our bodies molecularly to the earth than we need to continue studying. I agree with Gadgil, (2009) that the Sanskrit language needs to be researched on much more. As stated in the paper a lack…