James D. Watson

James Watson along with Francis Crick helped discover what we know about DNA today. They helped shape what we know about DNA and changed the world with scientific contributions. James Watson along with his colleagues helped shape the modern science of today with his many studies of DNA, cancer, and genomes. James Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6th, 1928. When he was young he attended Horace Mann Grammar School for 8 years and then attended South Shore High School for two years.…

James Watson is one of many famous scientists who have impacted our world. With the help of Francis Crick, they discovered a life changing element which was DNA structure. Their discovery changed how we think today and our understanding of how our body works. James Watson, Molecular Biologist, Geneticist, and Zoologist, won a nobel prize with Francis Crick, a Molecular Biologist, Biophysicist, and Nutritionist. His Childhood James Watson was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 6th, 1928.…

obstacles that woman of science faced and continue to face. Although Watson and Crick worked to study the structure of DNA, they would not have been able to complete their research without the Photo 51; a photo stolen from Rosalind Franklin. Although Franklin was so integral to the discovery of the structure of DNA and her work was stolen from her, she was portrayed as a villainous character by James Watson in, “The Double Helix”. Watson used her absence due to her death at the age of 37 as a…

Rosalind Franklin an English chemist and X-ray crystallographer was born on July 25, 1920 in London, England. She was most known for her contributions to the discovery of the DNA structure. She was born into an influential Jewish family and at an early age she excelled in her studies, at the age of fifteen she discovered her love to become a scientist. She later on attended Newnham College in 1938 where she studied chemistry. Upon graduating she worked with Jacques Mering who taught her X-ray…

The majority of individuals are familiar with the mundane task of choosing the ingredients on a Subway sandwich, numerous people have experienced the complex decision of electing the specifications for a computer, few have even encountered the remarkable undertaking of selecting a sperm donor, but what about ordering, through a catalog, the specific genes, abilities, and cosmetic characteristics for a child-to-be? Although the technology for human genetic engineering and cloning has yet to be…

At this moment, pollutants are being put in the air and harming the earth. Animals that are used for their manure emits ten percent of the world’s methane into the air ("Methane Emissions"). This is very harmful to the earth and its inhabitants. However, the amount of this dangerous gas from manure can be reduced by genetic engineering. A study shows that feeding genetically modified maize to pregnant cows reduces the amount of methane their offspring releases…

With the new scientific advances and breakthroughs, germline engineering may be just around the corner. Human kind will essentially be granted the ability to choose the sex, traits and genetic makeup of the next generation. Many useful ideas have been sparked up by this upcoming technology including the chance to obliterate diseases from our genes. In my family two different types of cancers have been known to develop. It is probable that the cancers are hereditary. If given the option, I…

In Ronald M. Green’s “Building a Baby From the Genes Up,” Green shares an anecdote, gives his support for genetic modification, addresses opposing arguments, refutes the opposing argument, and finishes with his support for genetic modification. His thesis is because genetic modification is already happening, we may as well embrace it and make it a part of our lives. In the other essay “Genetically Modified Humans? No Thanks” written by Richard Hayes, he addresses Green and his argument right off…

Ethics of Designer Babies Designer Babies refer to children whose genes have been genetically modified for the child to come out with more desireable qualities. This can decrease the chance for the child to develop Down Syndrome, Alzheimer's, and other diseases. Designer Babies allow the parent to give the child a healthy life which ultimately benefits the child. These babies are created by first fertilizing the mother’s egg in a lab. The fertilization creates many embryos. One cell is removed…

GATTACA, a movie directed by Andrew Niccol and the main characters are Vincent Freeman and Jerome Morrow, is the world that is run by DNA tests. If someone doesn’t have the correct sequence of DNA format, then they are restricted to what they can do in the workforce. Vincent falsifies his DNA and changes his identity with Jerome, who has perfect DNA to get into an astronomic organization that sends astronauts into outer space. Taking a sperm cell from a male and an egg cell from a female, and…