James D. Houston

The true nature of human becoming immortal For hundreds of years people have been attempting to prolong life, and essentially become immortal. There are many new technologies in this time of scientific exploration and advancement that claim to do these things. The more thought is put into the true nature of human beings, the clearer the realization seems to be that as a species, humans are inclined to challenge limits and set boundaries. In Oryx and Crake by Atwood, demonstrate that human desire…

A majority of childhood was giving librarians hell as I was striding through the corridors of Boston’s Hyde Park library, where my father consistently took me as a young boy in hopes to inspire me. As I ran around, I knock over a bookshelf and I noticed a book fell open with the picture of universal stars, . I seek to investigate more throughout future research. My father’s goal for my inspiration was reached. At age six, I have exhibited a deep interest in the study of physics. From that…

The antagonistic pleiotropy theory was proposed by Williams in 1957, whereby Williams suggest a specific type of genetic inter-trait linkage, pleiotropy, as an evolutionary explanation for senescence (Williams 2001). Pleiotropy, or inter-trait linkage exists in a way to make it difficult for the evolution process to remove an individually adverse trait, such as aging, without simultaneously removing one or more beneficial traits. To explain further, inter-trait linkage is the phenomenon where…

James Watson Without the help of James Watson, we would not know nearly as much about DNA as we do today, with his help he opened a new world of possibilities for people everywhere in knowing more and more about genetics. Today I am going to tell you a little bit about his life and his accomplishment that go along with it. James Dewey Watson was born in the city of Chicago on April 6th, 1928. As a young child, he spent most of his youth Chicago attending Horace Mann grammar school he stayed…

There are not many people like Rosalinda Elsie Franklin because she was born in London, England, July 25, 1920 and died in London, England, on April, 16, 1958 Rosalinda Franklin was a Pioneer Molecular Biologist there was no other women scientist with as much controversy she had surrounded her life with work that’s all she wanted to do was work. There was a story about DNA is a tale of competition and intrigue. She had worked so hard to be a scientist from the time she was 15l she all ways…

makes it the shape of a double helix. That’s interesting and all, but the question is who is the real discover? The Double Helix was discovered by Rosalind Franklin, but she didn't understand its importance and true meaning, so all the credit goes to James Watson and Francis Crick. The Double Helix was founded by Rosalind Franklin. In the article The Francis Crick Papers: The Discovery of the Double Helix, 1951-1953 it states that, “Her evidence demonstrated that the two sugar-phosphate…

believe DNA contained genetic material because it was not seen as complex due to the fact not much was known about it yet, so many presumed proteins were the genetic material of life. It was not until scholars such as Frederick Griffith, Meselson-Stahl, James Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin, Avery, McCarty, Erwin Chargaff and many more conducted experiments that would expose astonishing discovering that will lead to the understanding of DNA also known as the Race for…

Bioengineering is a rapidly developing field that relates the principles of engineering to a wide variety of biological applications. Many applications of bioengineering are crucial for the dietary and medical needs of many people around the world, and without them starvation and disease would be far more widespread than they are today. As bioengineering becomes more widespread foods will become more plentiful, pharmaceuticals will become more advanced, and more people will be able to live…

Human Genetic Engineering and Modification Genetic Engineering of humans is said to have happened before, and will soon become an option for many who can afford it. In Mesopotamian times, it is said the god of their capital and cities, Marduk, talked about creating the first human beings. He stated, “Blood, to blood, I join, blood to bone I form an original thing, its name is Man, aboriginal man, is mine in making. All his occupations, are faithful service, the gods that fell have rest, I will…

Genetically engineering Babies Genetically engineering our children could potentially be a popular thing of the future. As this theory develops there are two different opinions on this situation. There are scientist who are completely for genetic engineering and there are scientist completely against it. So far this is still in testing but it very well could be a normal concept right around the corner. Genetically engineering means that they modify or change genes in a zygote (fertilized egg).…