Medical genetics

Evolution refers to change that occurs in a population over time. These changes are produced at the genetic level as organisms’ genes mutate in different ways during reproduction. Evolution is a change in the gene pool of a population over time. Populations simply adapt to their surroundings. Lots of things change over time. People, animals, the changes of the leaves, the rivers having new species, the changes in the weather patterns. All through the Earth we all are changing. We are born and…

does. A gene is the basic physical and fundamental unit of heredity, made up of deoxyribonucleic acid that carries a certain set of genetic instructions. The human genome is estimated to have up to 25,000 genes, varying in size with some carrying a few hundred DNA bases, while others carry up to 2 million bases. Each of these genes contains a different set of genetic instructions from the DNA bases that will be used diversely towards the growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all…

over the past century, there are still many bodily conditions that are yet to be treated. Thankfully, new advancements in technology and medical research are evolving in the twenty-first century. The medical technology, gene therapy, has been introduced within the past few decades and shows potential to be an effective method to cure some previously incurable genetic diseases. The necessity of gene…

A designer baby use to just be a futuristic idea like flying cars, but now it is becoming a reality. Science has got so advance we are on the revenge of knowing how to genetically modified an embryo and make is into what we want. Parents will soon be able to decide what they want their child to be like. They can make them tall, skinny, and smart if they wanted to. This is called prenatal engineering. By way of prenatal engineering parents can create the baby of their dreams. Thing about prenatal…

test. Proponents celebrate the fact that “genetic testing...offers the possibility of predicting future health problems” for babies who are at a high-risk for genetic disorders, diseases, or health problems (Holtzman). Parents who support genetic testing want to be fully aware of their child’s health and are happy with the fact that they can know about those health problems before their baby is even born. The parents that discover their child has a genetic disorder sometimes want to change their…

babies, one thing is certain: the babies should only be genetically modified for medical purposes. In this case, scientists would use CRISPR/Cas9 to take out any DNA in the embryo that coded for a life-threatening or incurable disease (Hernandez 1). Genetically modifying babies for this reason would significantly benefit society. It would enable researchers to eliminate devastating diseases inside a baby before it is even born; this would save infant lives and prevent babies from being born…

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. Genetic testing is very beneficial for many people; however, the majority of…

Spina Biffida Spina Biffida is a genetic disorder. A genetic disorder is an often-inherited medical condition caused by an abnormality in DNA. Per year, there are around 20,000 out of 200,000 babies in the US affected by Spina Biffida. Spina Biffida is a defect of the spine in which part of the spinal cord is exposed through a gap in the backbone. It is caused by bones not forming properly. It can often lead to being paralyzed below the waist as well as mental problems. Spina Biffida can be…

Genetic engineering used to be the thing the scientists experimented on plants and animals but now humans. I dont think its right to change the way people live life just to either look a little better or be a little smarter. It's okay in some situations, for instance when someone has really bad pain and it is never ending. We need something to fix it that is not pain killers. Instead we should just have surgery and never feel that amount of pain again but just enough pain to the point where we…

Genetic Technology: Good or Bad? In the science-fiction movie GATTACA, many of their high tech identification methods are becoming a reality in our world today. This movie depicted a futuristic society where hierarchies were placed on those who were genetically perfect, or “valid” and those who were genetically flawed, or “in-valid”. The “in-valids” were given low-status jobs such as cleaning because their medical risks were more of a liability. Some examples of genetic technology and…