President Obama passed a bill when he was elected in office that allows government funding for embryonic stem cell research. Many tax payers were angered at this decision. This was a big step for scientist and hopefully the beginning to find a cure for all diseases. I strongly support embryonic stem cell research knowing it could save someone’s mother, sister, daughter, friend, father, and my aunt’s life. Just think that one life can save
E- Their development ability makes transplantation easier and the elimination of injuries, diseases, and fatal illnesses a not so fictional concept. II. Adult stem cells versus embryonic stem cells and their uses A. Their Side C- Adult stem cell research is considered more humane than embryonic stem cell research, yet offers most of the same benefits. PE- “Some who oppose embryonic stem cell research have provided a list of 69 conditions putatively [or supposedly] treated by adult stem cells” (Claiborn 1).
However, the risks of profit lead research can be seen in Southam’s experimentations and skin cream products today. What researchers need to do is find a balance between the two. Keywords: altruism, conflict, HeLa, moral, profit, science Conflicts of Altruism to Profit Over the course of several centuries, research has been conducted to better human understanding. Modern science has advanced in its ability to benefit society due to the numberless experiments and research conducted by scientists for either altruistic or profitable reasons. These two often contradictory forces greatly influenced HeLa related research.
FDA in Biotechnology One of the most controversial scientific advances have to do with people just like you and me. A newfound ability of extraction of a gene within the DNA strand has stirred up conversations between scientist all over the world. A surprising amount of people would actually prefer not to enhance their child's intelligence and strength, which is actually now possible before the birth of the baby. Just like “Designer Babies” the topic of cloning is very controversial as well. Cloning happens when the DNA of an embryo is extracted completely and then the DNA of the cloney is inputted into the embryo to have an exact replica of himself an example of this would be Dolly the sheep, Dolly only lived 6 years.
Cloning seems like such an amazing thing to discover; the power over DNA manipulation might have baffled us and gotten us excited, but it is not something that is ethical. If the ability to modify the DNA of human beings is allowed to be practiced, there will be no end to what unnatural thing we will do. The technological advances that have been made in health have benefited us immensely but neither therapeutic nor reproductive cloning are wise uses of our new found knowledge. There is no doubt that with this technology, we will soon want to design our unborn children. When this becomes possible, it will not only change the process of child conception into a manufacturing process but also segregate the designer children and the naturally conceived children into two separate social classes that will eventually segregate the
Edmund Beecher Wilson There have been a huge amount of scientists who have made extremely important contributions that help us better understand science today. More specifically, many have made contributions to the field of genetics. Now we better understand genetics and can learn from the experiments and findings of great scientists from the past. Edmund Beecher Wilson was one of those great scientists, having been a pioneering American zoologist and geneticist. He was the son of a circuit judge, but instead of going into the field of law, he chose to study biology at Yale University.
Allison Maio Designer Babies Two million years of human evolution has led to the types of humans we see today. Everywhere around us are humans that are very different from each other with imperfections. On a not too distant horizon, advances in biotechnology will allow scientist to engineer the specific genetic makeup of our children. The term 'designer baby' made its entry into the Oxford English Dictionary in 2004, where it is defined as "a baby whose genetic makeup has been artificially selected by genetic engineering, combined with in vitro fertilization to ensure the presence or absence of particular genes or characteristics. My concern is the altering of embryos would destroy what it means to be human.
It is being done in places like England and Korea, where researchers are now world leaders in this technology. I also believe fetuses stem cells should be also allowed, but some may disagree especially those believing in abortion. I have the belief that it is worth the risk and the research could lead to faster cures. The last research from stem cells is adults. Research on adult stem cells has generated a great deal of excitement.
Stem Cell Research the Controversy Marcia Webber Intro to Logic Instructor Kurt Mosser October 31, 2011 Stem Cell Research the Controversy Stem cell research is one of the most controversial topics in the United States today. There are many people who are advocates for research of human embryo stem cells to find alternatives to this type of research. When it is approached from an ethical point of view, I agree there needs to be a better way of doing research than destroying embryo stem cells. The controversy of using stem cells does not come from the potential they contain in therapeutic measures but in the source of human embryonic stem cells. Stem cells have two essential assets that distinguish them from the majority of
Biotechnology | “Human DNA Can Be Successfully Altered Through the Use of Biotechnology” | Travis Simpson The Rise of Modern Science, 110 | Life is a funny thing. There are tons of diseases that are killing people each day. Some people do manage to survive with the help of painful treatments, but I am sure they wish that the treatments could be easier, work faster, and more effectively. Others want to reverse or stop the aging process all together. They look in the mirror and see the wrinkles and age lines appearing on their once young faces.