Stanley Cohen

Throughout time there is many innovations and ideas that have changed the way of life and even society as a whole. These innovations have both improved and sometimes even worsened our lives. But how do we know what is good and what is bad? How is someone supposed to decide what makes life better and what damages it because of new inventions?Since the discovery of genetically modified foods, there has been research and numerous arguments over whether it is something that is revolutionary and can…

7800 BCE that artificial selection was used on wheat. Artificial selection is still around, but when people refer to GMOs nowadays they are referring to the modern altering of genetics in an organism to achieve a desired trait. In 1973, Stanley Cohen and Herbert Boyer engineered the first, successful, genetically engineered organism. They had developed a method in which a specific gene could be cut out of one organism, and…

Probation is a sentence that takes place within the community rather than a prison. The offender is supervised by a designated probation officer who oversees the offender and enforces any conditions placed upon them by the court. It emerged as a response to the strict uniformity of penal institutions and is a move towards the individualisation of sentencing, as punishment can be tailored to the individual needs of the offender (McLaughlin and Muncie, 2001). Probation was also a response to the…

What does it mean to play god? If you’re Hollywood, it means tinkering with what man was never mean to tinker with: the genetic code. In movies, genetic modification is almost always portrayed in a negative light, often under the guise of man “playing god” when he was not meant to. GATTACA’s unethical eugenics, Interstellar’s lack of crop diversity, Jurassic Park’s unforeseen mutations, and Splice’s dangerous hybrids are all examples of how movies are often designed with genetic modification as…

Understanding Mass Hysteria and its Fundamental Characteristics The power of mass hysteria is so dangerous that it can create both physical and psychological situations that can take lives, change global politics and cause panic in hundreds or even thousands of individuals. Mass hysteria is when emotions, especially fear in a group of people are so strong that it leads people to act in an uncontrolled way. Some examples of mass hysteria are the Salem witch trials, the fear experienced by…

Mathew Sarsfield Miss Cooper Senior Project 4 May 2014 The Morality of Genetic Engineering In 2002, a lesbian couple tried to conceive a child who was deaf. Being deaf themselves, they wanted to have a child that shared their disability because they did not view deafness as a disability, but rather as a gift. They had previously succeeded in having a deaf daughter, and were trying to have a son this time. Since they could not have a child themselves, they looked toward a friend who had many…

Unfortunately, some companies have mismanaged their greatest asset—their brands. This is what befell the popular Snapple brand almost as soon as Quaker Oats bought the beverage marketer for $1.7 billion in 1994. Snapple had become a hit through powerful grassroots marketing and distribution through small outlets and convenience stores. Analysts said that because Quaker did not understand the brand’s appeal, it made the mistake of changing the ads and the distribution. Snapple lost so much…